Theoretical and experimental study of radiation pressure-induced mechanical oscillations (parametric instability) in optical microcavities

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 96-107

  Rokhsari, H ^a   Kippenberg, T J ^a   Carmon, T ^a   Vahala, K J ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical microcavities; Optomechanical; Parametric instability; Photonic clock; Radiation pressure

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; INTERFEROMETRY; OSCILLATIONS; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIATION;

OPTICAL MICROCAVITIES; OPTOMECHANICAL; PARAMETRIC INSTABILITY; PHOTONIC CLOCK; RADIATION PRESSURE;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 32944462709     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2005.862890     Document Type: Article

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