A nanomachined tunable oscillator controlled by electrostatic and optical force

• Main Authors: Huang, J. G., Dong, B., Cai, H., Gu, Y. D., Wu, J. H., Chen, T. N., Yang, Z. C., Jin, Y. F., Hao, Y. L., Kwong, D. L., Liu, A. Q.
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Tunable oscillator; Optomechanical
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81344; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39545
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We develop a miniaturized electrostatically tunable optomechanical oscillator, whose frequencies can be electrostatically tuned by as much as 10%. By taking advantage of the optical and the electrical spring, the oscillator achieves a high tuning sensitivity without resorting to mechanical tens...