• DocumentCode
    2247479
  • Title

    Nonlinear Opto-mechanics Using Radiation Pressure in High-Q Microcavities

  • Author

    Vahala, Kerry ; Kippenberg, Tobias ; Carmon, Tal ; Zadeh, Mani Hossein

  • Author_Institution
    California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    26-31 Aug. 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Recent experiments that use radiation pressure in microcavities either to create micro-wave-rate mechanical oscillations, or to cool a mechanical degree of freedom to cryogenic temperatures are overviewed. The implication of these results for new science is discussed.
  • Keywords
    cryogenics; micro-optomechanical devices; microcavities; nonlinear optics; optical resonators; oscillations; radiation pressure; cryogenic temperatures; degree of freedom; high-Q microcavities; mechanical oscillations; nonlinear opto-mechanics; radiation pressure; Cooling; Fiber nonlinear optics; Geometrical optics; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Quantum mechanics; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Seoul
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1173-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1174-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391543
  • Filename
    4391543