Brillouin actuation of whispering-gallery modes on microfluidic optomechanical oscillators

Gaurav Bahl, K. H. Kim, W. Lee, J. Liu, X. Fan, T. Carmon

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Abstract

We experimentally actuate mechanical whispering-gallery modes and wineglass modes in ultra-high-Q microfluidic optomechanical resonators by means of the electrostrictive Brillouin scattering nonlinearity. These devices mechanically oscillate at frequencies ranging over several orders-of-magnitude (7.4 MHz - 11 GHz). We test the devices with sucrose solutions to determine sensitivity of the mechanical frequency to various liquid parameters.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationFrontiers in Optics, FIO 2013
PublisherOptical Society of America
ISBN (Print)9781557529879
StatePublished - Jan 1 2013
EventFrontiers in Optics, FIO 2013 - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: Oct 6 2013Oct 10 2013

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Other

OtherFrontiers in Optics, FIO 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period10/6/1310/10/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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