Abstract

We demonstrate gradient optical forces in metal-dielectric hybrid plasmonic waveguides (HPWG) for the first time. The magnitude of optical force is quantified through excitation of the nanomechanical vibration of the suspended waveguides. Integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometry is utilized to transduce the mechanical motion and characterize the propagation loss of the HPWG. Compared with theory, the experimental results have confirmed the optical force enhancement, but also suggested a significantly higher optical loss in HPWG. The excessive loss is attributed to metal surface roughness and other non-idealities in the device fabrication process.

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H. Li, Y. Chen, J. Noh, S. Tadesse, and M. Li, “Multichannel cavity optomechanics for all-optical amplification of radio frequency signals,” Nat Commun 3, 1091 (2012).
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M. A. Mohammad, K. Koshelev, T. Fito, D. A. Z. Zheng, M. Stepanova, and S. Dew, “Study of development processes for ZEP-520 as a high-resolution positive and negative tone electron beam lithography resist,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 51, 06FC05 (2012).
[Crossref]

2011 (7)

V. J. Sorger, Z. Ye, R. F. Oulton, Y. Wang, G. Bartal, X. Yin, and X. Zhang, “Experimental demonstration of low-loss optical waveguiding at deep sub-wavelength scales,” Nat. Commun. 2, 331 (2011).
[Crossref]

X. Yang, Y. Liu, R. F. Oulton, X. Yin, and X. Zhang, “Optical forces in hybrid plasmonic waveguides,” Nano Lett. 11(2), 321–328 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

X. Yang, A. Ishikawa, X. Yin, and X. Zhang, “Hybrid photonic-plasmonic crystal nanocavities,” ACS Nano 5(4), 2831–2838 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. Y. Fong, W. H. P. Pernice, M. Li, and H. X. Tang, “Tunable optical coupler controlled by optical gradient forces,” Opt. Express 19(16), 15098–15108 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. Srinivasan, H. Miao, M. T. Rakher, M. Davanço, and V. Aksyuk, “Optomechanical transduction of an integrated silicon cantilever probe using a microdisk resonator,” Nano Lett. 11(2), 791–797 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Bagheri, M. Poot, M. Li, W. P. H. Pernice, and H. X. Tang, “Dynamic manipulation of nanomechanical resonators in the high-amplitude regime and non-volatile mechanical memory operation,” Nat. Nanotechnol. 6(11), 726–732 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Nunnenkamp, K. Børkje, and S. M. Girvin, “Single-photon optomechanics,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 107(6), 063602 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2010 (3)

C. Huang and L. Zhu, “Enhanced optical forces in 2D hybrid and plasmonic waveguides,” Opt. Lett. 35(10), 1563–1565 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. K. Gramotnev and S. I. Bozhevolnyi, “Plasmonics beyond the diffraction limit,” Nat. Photonics 4(2), 83–91 (2010).
[Crossref]

M. Liu, T. Zentgraf, Y. Liu, G. Bartal, and X. Zhang, “Light-driven nanoscale plasmonic motors,” Nat. Nanotechnol. 5(8), 570–573 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2009 (9)

P. T. Rakich, M. A. Popović, and Z. Wang, “General treatment of optical forces and potentials in mechanically variable photonic systems,” Opt. Express 17(20), 18116–18135 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

W. H. P. Pernice, M. Li, and H. X. Tang, “Theoretical investigation of the transverse optical force between a silicon nanowire waveguide and a substrate,” Opt. Express 17(3), 1806–1816 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

P. Nagpal, N. C. Lindquist, S.-H. Oh, and D. J. Norris, “Ultrasmooth patterned metals for plasmonics and metamaterials,” Science 325(5940), 594–597 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Li, W. H. P. Pernice, and H. X. Tang, “Tunable bipolar optical interactions between guided lightwaves,” Nat. Photonics 3(8), 464–468 (2009).
[Crossref]

M. Li, W. H. P. Pernice, and H. X. Tang, “Broadband all-photonic transduction of nanocantilevers,” Nat. Nanotechnol. 4(6), 377–382 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. Rosenberg, Q. Lin, and O. Painter, “Static and dynamic wavelength routing via the gradient optical force,” Nat. Photonics 3(8), 478–483 (2009).
[Crossref]

G. S. Wiederhecker, L. Chen, A. Gondarenko, and M. Lipson, “Controlling photonic structures using optical forces,” Nature 462(7273), 633–636 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Eichenfield, R. Camacho, J. Chan, K. J. Vahala, and O. Painter, “A picogram- and nanometre-scale photonic-crystal optomechanical cavity,” Nature 459(7246), 550–555 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Marquardt and S. Girvin, “Optomechanics,” Physics 2, 40 (2009).
[Crossref]

2008 (4)

T. J. Kippenberg and K. J. Vahala, “Cavity optomechanics: back-action at the mesoscale,” Science 321(5893), 1172–1176 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. Li, W. H. P. Pernice, C. Xiong, T. Baehr-Jones, M. Hochberg, and H. X. Tang, “Harnessing optical forces in integrated photonic circuits,” Nature 456(7221), 480–484 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

R. F. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, D. A. Genov, D. F. P. Pile, and X. Zhang, “A hybrid plasmonic waveguide for subwavelength confinement and long-range propagation,” Nat. Photonics 2(8), 496–500 (2008).
[Crossref]

M. Kuttge, E. J. R. Vesseur, J. Verhoeven, H. J. Lezec, H. A. Atwater, and A. Polman, “Loss mechanisms of surface plasmon polaritons on gold probed by cathodoluminescence imaging spectroscopy,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(11), 113110 (2008).
[Crossref]

2006 (1)

A. Schliesser, P. Del’Haye, N. Nooshi, K. J. Vahala, and T. J. Kippenberg, “Radiation pressure cooling of a micromechanical oscillator using dynamical backaction,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 97(24), 243905 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2005 (2)

L. Yin, V. K. Vlasko-Vlasov, J. Pearson, J. M. Hiller, J. Hua, U. Welp, D. E. Brown, and C. W. Kimball, “Subwavelength focusing and guiding of surface plasmons,” Nano Lett. 5(7), 1399–1402 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

M. L. Povinelli, M. Loncar, M. Ibanescu, E. J. Smythe, S. G. Johnson, F. Capasso, and J. D. Joannopoulos, “Evanescent-wave bonding between optical waveguides,” Opt. Lett. 30(22), 3042–3044 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

1997 (1)

M. V. Salapaka, H. S. Bergh, J. Lai, A. Majumdar, and E. McFarland, “Multi-mode noise analysis of cantilevers for scanning probe microscopy,” J. Appl. Phys. 81(6), 2480 (1997).
[Crossref]

1972 (1)

P. B. Johnson and R. W. Christy, “Optical constants of the noble metals,” Phys. Rev. B 6(12), 4370–4379 (1972).
[Crossref]

Aksyuk, V.

K. Srinivasan, H. Miao, M. T. Rakher, M. Davanço, and V. Aksyuk, “Optomechanical transduction of an integrated silicon cantilever probe using a microdisk resonator,” Nano Lett. 11(2), 791–797 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Atwater, H. A.

M. Kuttge, E. J. R. Vesseur, J. Verhoeven, H. J. Lezec, H. A. Atwater, and A. Polman, “Loss mechanisms of surface plasmon polaritons on gold probed by cathodoluminescence imaging spectroscopy,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(11), 113110 (2008).
[Crossref]

Baehr-Jones, T.

M. Li, W. H. P. Pernice, C. Xiong, T. Baehr-Jones, M. Hochberg, and H. X. Tang, “Harnessing optical forces in integrated photonic circuits,” Nature 456(7221), 480–484 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Bagheri, M.

M. Bagheri, M. Poot, M. Li, W. P. H. Pernice, and H. X. Tang, “Dynamic manipulation of nanomechanical resonators in the high-amplitude regime and non-volatile mechanical memory operation,” Nat. Nanotechnol. 6(11), 726–732 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Bartal, G.

V. J. Sorger, Z. Ye, R. F. Oulton, Y. Wang, G. Bartal, X. Yin, and X. Zhang, “Experimental demonstration of low-loss optical waveguiding at deep sub-wavelength scales,” Nat. Commun. 2, 331 (2011).
[Crossref]

M. Liu, T. Zentgraf, Y. Liu, G. Bartal, and X. Zhang, “Light-driven nanoscale plasmonic motors,” Nat. Nanotechnol. 5(8), 570–573 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Bergh, H. S.

M. V. Salapaka, H. S. Bergh, J. Lai, A. Majumdar, and E. McFarland, “Multi-mode noise analysis of cantilevers for scanning probe microscopy,” J. Appl. Phys. 81(6), 2480 (1997).
[Crossref]

Børkje, K.

A. Nunnenkamp, K. Børkje, and S. M. Girvin, “Single-photon optomechanics,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 107(6), 063602 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Bozhevolnyi, S. I.

D. K. Gramotnev and S. I. Bozhevolnyi, “Plasmonics beyond the diffraction limit,” Nat. Photonics 4(2), 83–91 (2010).
[Crossref]

Brown, D. E.

L. Yin, V. K. Vlasko-Vlasov, J. Pearson, J. M. Hiller, J. Hua, U. Welp, D. E. Brown, and C. W. Kimball, “Subwavelength focusing and guiding of surface plasmons,” Nano Lett. 5(7), 1399–1402 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Camacho, R.

M. Eichenfield, R. Camacho, J. Chan, K. J. Vahala, and O. Painter, “A picogram- and nanometre-scale photonic-crystal optomechanical cavity,” Nature 459(7246), 550–555 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Capasso, F.

Chan, J.

M. Eichenfield, R. Camacho, J. Chan, K. J. Vahala, and O. Painter, “A picogram- and nanometre-scale photonic-crystal optomechanical cavity,” Nature 459(7246), 550–555 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Chen, L.

G. S. Wiederhecker, L. Chen, A. Gondarenko, and M. Lipson, “Controlling photonic structures using optical forces,” Nature 462(7273), 633–636 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Chen, Y.

H. Li, Y. Chen, J. Noh, S. Tadesse, and M. Li, “Multichannel cavity optomechanics for all-optical amplification of radio frequency signals,” Nat Commun 3, 1091 (2012).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Christy, R. W.

P. B. Johnson and R. W. Christy, “Optical constants of the noble metals,” Phys. Rev. B 6(12), 4370–4379 (1972).
[Crossref]

Davanço, M.

K. Srinivasan, H. Miao, M. T. Rakher, M. Davanço, and V. Aksyuk, “Optomechanical transduction of an integrated silicon cantilever probe using a microdisk resonator,” Nano Lett. 11(2), 791–797 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Del’Haye, P.

A. Schliesser, P. Del’Haye, N. Nooshi, K. J. Vahala, and T. J. Kippenberg, “Radiation pressure cooling of a micromechanical oscillator using dynamical backaction,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 97(24), 243905 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Deléglise, S.

E. Verhagen, S. Deléglise, S. Weis, A. Schliesser, and T. J. Kippenberg, “Quantum-coherent coupling of a mechanical oscillator to an optical cavity mode,” Nature 482(7383), 63–67 (2012).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Dew, S.

M. A. Mohammad, K. Koshelev, T. Fito, D. A. Z. Zheng, M. Stepanova, and S. Dew, “Study of development processes for ZEP-520 as a high-resolution positive and negative tone electron beam lithography resist,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 51, 06FC05 (2012).
[Crossref]

Eichenfield, M.

M. Eichenfield, R. Camacho, J. Chan, K. J. Vahala, and O. Painter, “A picogram- and nanometre-scale photonic-crystal optomechanical cavity,” Nature 459(7246), 550–555 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Fito, T.

M. A. Mohammad, K. Koshelev, T. Fito, D. A. Z. Zheng, M. Stepanova, and S. Dew, “Study of development processes for ZEP-520 as a high-resolution positive and negative tone electron beam lithography resist,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 51, 06FC05 (2012).
[Crossref]

Fong, K. Y.

C. Xiong, W. H. P. Pernice, X. Sun, C. Schuck, K. Y. Fong, and H. X. Tang, “Aluminum nitride as a new material for chip-scale optomechanics and nonlinear optics,” New J. Phys. 14(9), 095014 (2012).
[Crossref]

K. Y. Fong, W. H. P. Pernice, M. Li, and H. X. Tang, “Tunable optical coupler controlled by optical gradient forces,” Opt. Express 19(16), 15098–15108 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Genov, D. A.

R. F. Oulton, V. J. Sorger, D. A. Genov, D. F. P. Pile, and X. Zhang, “A hybrid plasmonic waveguide for subwavelength confinement and long-range propagation,” Nat. Photonics 2(8), 496–500 (2008).
[Crossref]

Girvin, S.

F. Marquardt and S. Girvin, “Optomechanics,” Physics 2, 40 (2009).
[Crossref]

Girvin, S. M.

A. Nunnenkamp, K. Børkje, and S. M. Girvin, “Single-photon optomechanics,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 107(6), 063602 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Gondarenko, A.

G. S. Wiederhecker, L. Chen, A. Gondarenko, and M. Lipson, “Controlling photonic structures using optical forces,” Nature 462(7273), 633–636 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Gramotnev, D. K.

D. K. Gramotnev and S. I. Bozhevolnyi, “Plasmonics beyond the diffraction limit,” Nat. Photonics 4(2), 83–91 (2010).
[Crossref]

Hiller, J. M.

L. Yin, V. K. Vlasko-Vlasov, J. Pearson, J. M. Hiller, J. Hua, U. Welp, D. E. Brown, and C. W. Kimball, “Subwavelength focusing and guiding of surface plasmons,” Nano Lett. 5(7), 1399–1402 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Hochberg, M.

M. Li, W. H. P. Pernice, C. Xiong, T. Baehr-Jones, M. Hochberg, and H. X. Tang, “Harnessing optical forces in integrated photonic circuits,” Nature 456(7221), 480–484 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Hua, J.

L. Yin, V. K. Vlasko-Vlasov, J. Pearson, J. M. Hiller, J. Hua, U. Welp, D. E. Brown, and C. W. Kimball, “Subwavelength focusing and guiding of surface plasmons,” Nano Lett. 5(7), 1399–1402 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Huang, C.

Ibanescu, M.

Ishikawa, A.

X. Yang, A. Ishikawa, X. Yin, and X. Zhang, “Hybrid photonic-plasmonic crystal nanocavities,” ACS Nano 5(4), 2831–2838 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Joannopoulos, J. D.

Johnson, P. B.

P. B. Johnson and R. W. Christy, “Optical constants of the noble metals,” Phys. Rev. B 6(12), 4370–4379 (1972).
[Crossref]

Johnson, S. G.

Kimball, C. W.

L. Yin, V. K. Vlasko-Vlasov, J. Pearson, J. M. Hiller, J. Hua, U. Welp, D. E. Brown, and C. W. Kimball, “Subwavelength focusing and guiding of surface plasmons,” Nano Lett. 5(7), 1399–1402 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Kippenberg, T. J.

E. Verhagen, S. Deléglise, S. Weis, A. Schliesser, and T. J. Kippenberg, “Quantum-coherent coupling of a mechanical oscillator to an optical cavity mode,” Nature 482(7383), 63–67 (2012).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

T. J. Kippenberg and K. J. Vahala, “Cavity optomechanics: back-action at the mesoscale,” Science 321(5893), 1172–1176 (2008).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Schliesser, P. Del’Haye, N. Nooshi, K. J. Vahala, and T. J. Kippenberg, “Radiation pressure cooling of a micromechanical oscillator using dynamical backaction,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 97(24), 243905 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Koshelev, K.

M. A. Mohammad, K. Koshelev, T. Fito, D. A. Z. Zheng, M. Stepanova, and S. Dew, “Study of development processes for ZEP-520 as a high-resolution positive and negative tone electron beam lithography resist,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 51, 06FC05 (2012).
[Crossref]

Kuttge, M.

M. Kuttge, E. J. R. Vesseur, J. Verhoeven, H. J. Lezec, H. A. Atwater, and A. Polman, “Loss mechanisms of surface plasmon polaritons on gold probed by cathodoluminescence imaging spectroscopy,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(11), 113110 (2008).
[Crossref]

Lai, J.

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M. V. Salapaka, H. S. Bergh, J. Lai, A. Majumdar, and E. McFarland, “Multi-mode noise analysis of cantilevers for scanning probe microscopy,” J. Appl. Phys. 81(6), 2480 (1997).
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E. Verhagen, S. Deléglise, S. Weis, A. Schliesser, and T. J. Kippenberg, “Quantum-coherent coupling of a mechanical oscillator to an optical cavity mode,” Nature 482(7383), 63–67 (2012).
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Sorger, V. J.

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K. Srinivasan, H. Miao, M. T. Rakher, M. Davanço, and V. Aksyuk, “Optomechanical transduction of an integrated silicon cantilever probe using a microdisk resonator,” Nano Lett. 11(2), 791–797 (2011).
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C. Xiong, W. H. P. Pernice, X. Sun, C. Schuck, K. Y. Fong, and H. X. Tang, “Aluminum nitride as a new material for chip-scale optomechanics and nonlinear optics,” New J. Phys. 14(9), 095014 (2012).
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M. Eichenfield, R. Camacho, J. Chan, K. J. Vahala, and O. Painter, “A picogram- and nanometre-scale photonic-crystal optomechanical cavity,” Nature 459(7246), 550–555 (2009).
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X. Yang, Y. Liu, R. F. Oulton, X. Yin, and X. Zhang, “Optical forces in hybrid plasmonic waveguides,” Nano Lett. 11(2), 321–328 (2011).
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M. Liu, T. Zentgraf, Y. Liu, G. Bartal, and X. Zhang, “Light-driven nanoscale plasmonic motors,” Nat. Nanotechnol. 5(8), 570–573 (2010).
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M. A. Mohammad, K. Koshelev, T. Fito, D. A. Z. Zheng, M. Stepanova, and S. Dew, “Study of development processes for ZEP-520 as a high-resolution positive and negative tone electron beam lithography resist,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 51, 06FC05 (2012).
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M. Kuttge, E. J. R. Vesseur, J. Verhoeven, H. J. Lezec, H. A. Atwater, and A. Polman, “Loss mechanisms of surface plasmon polaritons on gold probed by cathodoluminescence imaging spectroscopy,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(11), 113110 (2008).
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H. Li, Y. Chen, J. Noh, S. Tadesse, and M. Li, “Multichannel cavity optomechanics for all-optical amplification of radio frequency signals,” Nat Commun 3, 1091 (2012).
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V. J. Sorger, Z. Ye, R. F. Oulton, Y. Wang, G. Bartal, X. Yin, and X. Zhang, “Experimental demonstration of low-loss optical waveguiding at deep sub-wavelength scales,” Nat. Commun. 2, 331 (2011).
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1

HPWG structure, optical modes and optical force comparison. (a) HPWG structure illustration. (b) and (c) Transverse electric field component of the HPM0 and HPM1, respectively, with the overlaid green curves showing the cross-sectional profile of the transverse electric field. (d) Comparison of the dependence of the total optical force on the waveguide length in different waveguide structures from literatures and this work. Solid lines represent experimental work while the other line styles represent theoretical calculation.

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Fig. 2

2D FDTD simulation of the mode evolution between fundamental TE SWM and HPM. (a) The overview of the simulated HPWG structure overlaid by the transverse electric field component. The red arrows indicate where the SWM enters and exits. (b) A close-up view of the enhanced transverse electric field component in the nano gap. (c) Mode evolution from SWM to HPM, and then back to SWM again. The red curves show the cross sections of the transverse electric field component in the evolving mode.

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Fig. 3

HPWG local optical force and mechanical properties. (a) Local optical force and beam mechanical in-plane mode profile. (b) Comparison of the excitation of the mechanical modes by different force distributions.

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Fig. 4

Fabrication process diagram of the HPWG device. All of the EBL processes are done with Vistec EBPG 5000 + system, with which 20 nm alignment precision can be routinely achieved.

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Fig. 5

Images of the fabricated HPWG device. (a) Optical microscope image showing the device overview. (b) Optical microscope image showing the HPWG with gold and suspended Si waveguide. (c) SEM image showing the HPWG with gold and suspended Si waveguide. (d) SEM image showing the gap in the HPWG.

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Fig. 6

Optical characteristics of the fabricated HPWGs with 450 nm wide Si waveguides. The measured HPWG loss is about 30 times higher than theoretical calculation. (a) MZI transmission spectra showing deceasing extinction ratio as the length of the HPWG is increased. The gap is 100 nm. (b) Experimental and theoretical results of the waveguide loss as a function of HPWG length. The gap is 100 nm. (c) Experimental and theoretical results of the waveguide loss normalized to unit HPWG length as a function of the HPWG gap.

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Fig. 7

Optomechanical measurements of the HPWG. (a) Thermomechanical noise measurement for transduction calibration. In this case, G1 = 4.82 V/nm. (b) Normalized driven responses from 3 representative devices, showing peaks at their respective resonance frequencies. The length and gap size of each device are labeled nearby its resonance peak. (c) The measured normalized local optical forces plotted against the gap width, for two different Si waveguide widths in the HPWG. The symbols are experimental results while the dotted lines are simulation results.

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Table 1 Definitions of the terms of optical forces

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f o ( ω o ,q )= 1 c ∂Re[ n eff ( ω o ,q ) ] ∂q .
F n = ∫ 0 L | p( x ) |dx P( 0 ) = p n ∫ 0 L e −αx dx = p n α ( 1− e −αL ).
EI ∂ 4 u( x,t ) ∂ x 4 +ρA ∂ 2 u( x,t ) ∂ t 2 =0,
u( x,t )= ∑ j=1 ∞ C j sin( ω j t+ δ j ) ϕ j ( x ) , with
ϕ j ( x )=[ sin( λ j L )−sinh( λ j L ) ][ cos( λ j x )−cosh( λ j x ) ] −[ sin( λ j x )−sinh( λ j x ) ][ cos( λ j L )−cosh( λ j L ) ],
cos( λ j L )cosh( λ j L )=1.
( λ j L ) 4 = ω j 2 ρA L 4 EI .
u( x,t )= ∑ j=1 ∞ ϕ j ( x ) q j ( t ) .
m j q ¨ j ( t )+ k j m j Q j q ˙ j ( t )+ k j q j ( t )= p j ( t ).
p j ( t )= ∫ 0 L p( x,t ) ϕ j ( x )dx .
m j =ρA ∫ 0 L ( ϕ j ) 2 dx and k j =EI ∫ 0 L ( ϕ ′ ′ j ) 2 dx .
N j = p j ( t ) ∫ 0 L | p( x,t ) |dx ​ 1 L ∫ 0 L ϕ j 2 ( x )dx .
S q j q j ( ω )= k B T ω j 2 Q j k j ( ω− ω j ) 2 + ω j 2 4 Q j 2 ,
p j ( t )= ∫ 0 L p( 0,t ) e −αx ϕ j ( x )dx = p n P( 0,t ) ∫ 0 L e −αx ϕ j ( x )dx ,
∫ e −αx ϕ j ( x )dx = α 3 ϕ j ( x )+ α 2 ϕ ′ j ( x )+α ϕ ′ ′ j ( x )+ ϕ ′ ′ ′ j ( x ) λ j 4 − α 4 e −αx .
H j ( ω )= q ˜ j ( ω ) p ˜ j ( ω ) = 1 − ω 2 m j +iω k j m j Q j + k j ,
| H j ( ω j ) |= | q ˜ j ( ω j ) | | p ˜ j ( ω j ) | = Q j k j .
p n = 1 ∫ 0 L e −αx ϕ j ( x )dx k j Q j | q ˜ j ( ω j ) | | P ˜ ( 0, ω j ) | .
α=− 20 L log 10 ( ER −1 ER +1 ) [ dB/m ].

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