Abstract
© 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd. Optical forces can set tiny objects in states of mechanical self-sustained oscillation, spontaneously generating periodic signals by extracting power from steady sources. Miniaturized self-sustained coherent phonon sources are interesting for applications such as mass-force sensing, intra-chip metrology and intra-chip time-keeping among others. In this paper, we review several mechanisms and techniques that can drive a mechanical mode into the lasing regime by exploiting the radiation pressure force in optomechanical cavities, namely stimulated emission, dynamical back-action, forward stimulated Brillouin scattering and self-pulsing.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 094006 |
Journal | Journal of Optics (United Kingdom) |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2016 |
Keywords
- optomechanical cavities
- phonon lasing
- radiation pressure