Analysis of frequency locking in optically driven MEMS resonators

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1546-1554

  Pandey, Manoj ^a   Aubin, Keith ^a   Zalalutdinov, Maxim ^a   Reichenbach, Reinchenbach B ^a   Zehnder, Alan T ^a   Rand, Richard H ^a   Craighead, Harold G ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL DEVICES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

FREQUENCY LOCKING; MECHANICAL EXCITATION; THERMOMECHANICAL MODEL;

RESONATORS;

EID: 33845515059     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2006.879693     Document Type: Article

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