Optomechanical coupling in photonic crystal supported nanomechanical waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 12424-12432

  Pernice, W H P ^a   Li, Mo ^a   Tang, Hong X ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; RESONATORS; WAVEGUIDES;

LOW INSERTION LOSS; MECHANICAL RESONATORS; MECHANICAL SUPPORT; NANO-MECHANICAL BEAM RESONATORS; OPTOMECHANICAL; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL WAVEGUIDE; PRECISE CONTROL; SIGNAL QUALITY;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

SILICON;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICS; PHOTON;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; PHOTONS; SILICON; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 67749124284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.012424     Document Type: Article

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