Letter abstract
Nature Nanotechnology 4, 377 - 382 (2009)
Published online: 26 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nnano.2009.92
Subject Categories: NEMS | Photonic structures and devices
Broadband all-photonic transduction of nanocantilevers
Mo Li1, W. H. P. Pernice1 & H. X. Tang1
Abstract
Nanoelectromechanical systems1, 2 based on cantilevers have consistently set records for sensitivity in measurements of displacement3, force4 and mass3, 5, 6 over the past decade. Continued progress will require the integration of efficient transduction on a chip so that nanoelectromechanical systems may be operated at higher speeds and sensitivities. Conventional electrical schemes have limited bandwidth7, 8, and although optical methods9, 10 are fast, they are subject to the diffraction limit. Here, we demonstrate the integration of nanocantilevers on a silicon photonic platform with a non-interferometric transduction scheme that avoids the diffraction limit by making use of near-field effects in optomechanical interactions11. The use of a non-interferometric method means that a coherent light source is not required, making the monolithic integration of optomechanical systems with on-chip light sources feasible. We further demonstrate optomechanical multiplexing of an array of ten nanocantilevers with a displacement sensitivity of 40 fm Hz-1/2.
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
Correspondence to: H. X. Tang1 e-mail: hong.tang@yale.edu
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