Radiation-pressure induced mechanical oscillation of an optical microcavity

By Tobias J. Kippenberg, H. Rokhsari, T. Carmon, Axel Scherer, Kerry J. Vahala. EQEC '05. European Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005., 2005

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Microcavities can enter a regime where radiation pressure causes oscillation of mechanical cavity eigenmodes. We present a detailed experimental and theoretical understanding of this effect, and report direct scanning probe spectroscopy of the micro-mechanical modes.

Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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