An optomechanical oscillator on a silicon chip

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 276-287

  Hossein Zadeh, Mani ^a   Vahala, Kerry J ^b  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical oscillators; Optical resonators; Optomechanical interaction

Indexed keywords

FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS; OPTICAL MICRORESONATORS; OPTICAL OSCILLATORS; OPTOMECHANICAL; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; RADIATION PRESSURE; SELF-SUSTAINED OSCILLATIONS; SILICON CHIP;

OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; SILICA;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 76949090810     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2031066     Document Type: Article

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