Title :
Thermo-optomechanical oscillator for sensing applications
Author :
Yang Deng ; Fenfei Liu ; Leseman, Zayd C. ; Hossein-Zadeh, Mani
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater. (CHTM), Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a thermo-optomechanical oscillator based on high-Q optical resonance and study its application in sensing. The unique bifrequency oscillation that carries the signature of local thermo-optic and global thermo-mechanical effects is analyzed and characterized.
Keywords :
micro-optomechanical devices; microsensors; optical sensors; oscillators; temperature sensors; thermo-optical devices; thermo-optical effects; global thermo-mechanical effects; high-Q optical resonance; local thermo-optic effects; sensing applications; thermo-optomechanical oscillator; unique bifrequency oscillation; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Q-factor;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
