Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
2011-06-23
Physics
Optics
10 pages, 5 figures, 1 table; journal paper - Optics Express, Accepted for pub. as of 20 Jun 2011
Scientific paper
Stimulated Brillouin scattering recently allowed experimental excitation of surface acoustic resonances in micro-devices, enabling vibration at rates in the range of 50 MHz to 12 GHz. The experimental availability of such mechanical whispering gallery modes in photonic-MEMS raises questions on their structure and spectral distribution. Here we calculate the form and frequency of such vibrational surface whispering gallery modes, revealing diverse types of surface vibrations including longitudinal, transverse, and Rayleigh-type deformations. We parametrically investigate these various modes by changing their orders in the azimuthal, radial, and polar directions to reveal different vibrational structures including mechanical resonances that are localized near the interface with the environment where they can sense changes in the surroundings.
Bahl Gaurav
Carmon Tal
Tomes Matthew
Zehnpfennig John
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