Sub-pg mass sensing and measurement with an optomechanical oscillator

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 19555-19567

  Liu, Fenfei ^a   Alaie, Seyedhamidreza ^b   Leseman, Zayd C ^b   Hossein Zadeh, Mani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EXCITATION; HIGH QUALITY FACTORS; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL OSCILLATIONS; MECHANICAL OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL MICRORESONATORS; PRECISE MONITORING; STRONG INTERACTION;

FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING; MECHANICAL ACTUATORS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; OSCILLISTORS;

OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84883208582     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.019555     Document Type: Article

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