Optically pumped coherent mechanical oscillators: The laser rate equation theory and experimental verification

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 14, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Khurgin, J B ^a   Pruessner, M W ^b   Stievater, T H ^b   Rabinovich, W S ^b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT OSCILLATIONS; COUPLED EQUATION; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; MECHANICAL OSCILLATORS; MICROSCOPIC MECHANISMS; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; OPTICALLY PUMPED; OPTO-ELECTRONIC OSCILLATOR; OPTOMECHANICAL; OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; PARAMETRIC INTERACTIONS; PHONON MODE; PHOTO-THERMAL; RADIATION PRESSURE; RATE EQUATIONS; SATURATION POWER; SI-WAVEGUIDE; STORED ENERGY; THEORETICAL MODELS; THERMAL PHONONS;

LASER THEORY; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); PHONONS; PUMPING (LASER); RESONANCE;

OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS;

EID: 84868014797     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/14/10/105022     Document Type: Article

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