Title :
Strong mechanical nonlinearity of optomechanically driven suspended photonic crystal membrane
Author :
Pui-Chuen Hui ; Rodriguez, Alejandro ; Woolf, David ; Iwase, Eiji ; Khan, Mughees ; Capasso, Federico ; Loncar, Marko
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrated the nonlinear mechanics of an optomechnaically driven silicon membrane suspended 100nm over a nearby substrate. The estimated optical force-induced Duffing nonlinearity is 1028Hz2/m2, significantly larger than that afforded by the nonlinear Casimir potential.
Keywords :
Casimir effect; membranes; nonlinear optics; photonic crystals; silicon; Casimir potential; Si; mechanical nonlinearity; nonlinear mechanics; optical force-induced Duffing nonlinearity; optomechanically driven suspended photonic crystal membrane; optomechnaically driven silicon membrane; substrate; Frequency modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
