Thermo-optomechanical oscillator for sensing applications

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 4653-4664

  Deng, Yang ^a   Liu, Fenfei ^b   Leseman, Zayd C ^a   Hossein Zadeh, Mani ^a  

^a MSC01 1070   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SENSORS; SILICA;

HUMIDITY CHANGE; INPUT POWER; MICROTOROID; MODEL-BASED OPC; OPTICAL DYNAMICS; OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; OSCILLATORY PHENOMENA; PMMA COATINGS; QUALITY FACTORS; SENSING APPLICATIONS; SLOW OSCILLATIONS; THEORETICAL MODELS; THERMO-MECHANICAL; THERMO-OPTICAL EFFECTS; TOROIDAL MICROCAVITY; WAVE FORMS; WAVELENGTH DETUNING;

OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL);

WATER;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEATING; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OSCILLOMETRY; TRANSDUCER; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEATING; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL DEVICES; OSCILLOMETRY; TRANSDUCERS; WATER;

EID: 84874548133     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.004653     Document Type: Article

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