Characterization of surface acoustic wave optomechanical oscillators

Proceedings of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bahl, Gaurav ^a   Zehnpfennig, John ^a   Tomes, Matthew ^a   Carmon, Tal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS FREQUENCY; LIGHT DRIVES; OPTOMECHANICAL; SILICA MICROSPHERES; SPHERICAL RESONATORS; SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES;

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; ACOUSTICS; MECHANICAL DRIVES; SILICA;

ACOUSTIC WAVES;

EID: 80155133959     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FCS.2011.5977879     Document Type: Conference Paper

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