Ultralow-dissipation optomechanical resonators on a chip

Nature Photonics

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 627-633

  Anetsberger, G ^a   Riviere R ^a   Schliesser, A ^a   Arcizet, O ^a   Kippenberg, T J ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY OPTOMECHANICS; MECHANICAL DISSIPATION; MECHANICAL OSCILLATORS; MECHANICAL QUALITIES; MEGAHERTZ FREQUENCIES; MICROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; NORMAL-MODE COUPLING; OPTO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS;

MECHANICS; OSCILLISTORS;

RESONATORS;

EID: 53349168379     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2008.199     Document Type: Article

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