Open AccessRadiation pressure driven mechanical oscillation in deformed silica microspheres via free-space evanescent excitation
Author(s) -
Young-Shin Park,
Hailin Wang
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.15.016471
Subject(s) - excitation , optics , whispering gallery wave , radiation pressure , materials science , free space , radiation , microsphere , oscillation (cell signaling) , laser , synchrotron radiation , physics , quantum mechanics , chemical engineering , biology , genetics , engineering
Opto-mechanical effects including radiation pressure driven mechanical oscillations are observed through direct free-space evanescent excitation of whispering gallery modes in deformed silica microspheres. The simplicity, the robustness, and the relatively high coupling efficiency of free-space evanescent excitation open up new avenues for the exploration and application of opto-mechanical effects.