Enhanced optomechanical interaction in coupled microresonators

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 20790-20799

  Fan, Jiahua ^a   Zhu, Lin ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER;

CAVITY RESONANCES; COUPLED RESONATOR SYSTEMS; INPUT LIGHT; MECHANICAL DAMPING; MECHANICAL OSCILLATORS; MICRO RESONATORS; OPTICALLY INDUCED; OPTOMECHANICAL; OPTOMECHANICAL SYSTEMS;

RESONATORS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; OSCILLOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSDUCER;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MINIATURIZATION; OSCILLOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 84865740699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.020790     Document Type: Article

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