Optonanomechanical self-adaptive photonic devices based on light forces: A path to robust high-index-contrast nanophotonic circuits
We describe a proposed new class of optonanomechanical integrated photonic devices that can have self-adaptive behavior and self-adaptive optical frequency response, through the use of optical forces to manipulate their movable parts. We propose applications for this technology, and show how such de...
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| author | Popovic, Milos Rakich, Peter T. |
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| description | We describe a proposed new class of optonanomechanical integrated photonic devices that can have self-adaptive behavior and self-adaptive optical frequency response, through the use of optical forces to manipulate their movable parts. We propose applications for this technology, and show how such devices can address the enormous dimensional and thermal sensitivity present in nanophotonic structures. Through synthesis of the optomechanical potential, we propose to design and control either the effective optical, or the mechanical, properties of the nanostructure, such as a giant effective optical nonlinear response, nonlinear dynamics and memory. We show device designs that can trap desired states at picometer resolution. We also describe the design of a novel, self-tuning microcavity design whose moving parts adjust in response to light forces alone to always place the resonance at the wavelength of the incident light over a wide wavelength range. This device concept provides an athermal resonator design (temperature-independent resonance frequency), without use of materials with negative thermooptic coefficients. It could also address a major challenge with conventional strong-confinement (high-index-contrast) integrated photonics - their extreme sensitivities - through a self-locking filter bank and optical cross-connect proposal, that in principle can use arbitrarily low power to trim resonant filter passbands to a wavelength channel grid. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/526282022-09-27T13:55:43Z Optonanomechanical self-adaptive photonic devices based on light forces: A path to robust high-index-contrast nanophotonic circuits Popovic, Milos Rakich, Peter T. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Popovic, Milos Popovic, Milos We describe a proposed new class of optonanomechanical integrated photonic devices that can have self-adaptive behavior and self-adaptive optical frequency response, through the use of optical forces to manipulate their movable parts. We propose applications for this technology, and show how such devices can address the enormous dimensional and thermal sensitivity present in nanophotonic structures. Through synthesis of the optomechanical potential, we propose to design and control either the effective optical, or the mechanical, properties of the nanostructure, such as a giant effective optical nonlinear response, nonlinear dynamics and memory. We show device designs that can trap desired states at picometer resolution. We also describe the design of a novel, self-tuning microcavity design whose moving parts adjust in response to light forces alone to always place the resonance at the wavelength of the incident light over a wide wavelength range. This device concept provides an athermal resonator design (temperature-independent resonance frequency), without use of materials with negative thermooptic coefficients. It could also address a major challenge with conventional strong-confinement (high-index-contrast) integrated photonics - their extreme sensitivities - through a self-locking filter bank and optical cross-connect proposal, that in principle can use arbitrarily low power to trim resonant filter passbands to a wavelength channel grid. Director of Defense Research and Engineering (Air Force contract FA8721-05-C-0002) 2010-03-16T19:21:52Z 2010-03-16T19:21:52Z 2009-02 2009-01 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0277-786X SPIE CID: 72190A-11 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52628 Popovic, Milos A., and Peter T. Rakich. “Optonanomechanical self-adaptive photonic devices based on light forces: a path to robust high-index-contrast nanophotonic circuits.” Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits XI. Ed. Louay A. Eldada & El-Hang Lee. San Jose, CA, USA: SPIE, 2009. 72190A-11. © 2009 SPIE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8048-0678 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.813591 Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers SPIE |
| spellingShingle | Popovic, Milos Rakich, Peter T. Optonanomechanical self-adaptive photonic devices based on light forces: A path to robust high-index-contrast nanophotonic circuits |
| title | Optonanomechanical self-adaptive photonic devices based on light forces: A path to robust high-index-contrast nanophotonic circuits |
| title_full | Optonanomechanical self-adaptive photonic devices based on light forces: A path to robust high-index-contrast nanophotonic circuits |
| title_fullStr | Optonanomechanical self-adaptive photonic devices based on light forces: A path to robust high-index-contrast nanophotonic circuits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optonanomechanical self-adaptive photonic devices based on light forces: A path to robust high-index-contrast nanophotonic circuits |
| title_short | Optonanomechanical self-adaptive photonic devices based on light forces: A path to robust high-index-contrast nanophotonic circuits |
| title_sort | optonanomechanical self adaptive photonic devices based on light forces a path to robust high index contrast nanophotonic circuits |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52628 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8048-0678 |
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