Optically Defined Phononic Crystal Defect

TJ Clark, S Bernard, J Ma, V Dumont, JC Sankey - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
We demonstrate a mechanical crystal with an optically programmable defect mode. By
applying an optical spring to a single unit cell of a phononic crystal membrane, we smoothly …

Temperature mediated back-action in micro-and nanomechanical resonators

L Bellon, P Verlot - arxiv preprint arxiv:2407.20063, 2024 - arxiv.org
We theoretically investigate the thermally induced back-action effects in absorption-sensitive
micro-and nanomechanical resonators. We propose a unified approach, enabling to …

Temperature-mediated backaction in micromechanical and nanomechanical resonators

L Bellon, P Verlot - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
We theoretically investigate the thermally induced backaction effects in absorption-sensitive
micro-and nanomechanical resonators. We propose a unified approach, enabling to …

Brownian motion of mechanical resonators due to optical-absorption induced spatially varying thermal bath

R Shaniv, C Reetz, CA Regal - Frontiers in Optics, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally investigate the thermal behavior of mechanical modes embedded in a
phononic crystal membrane under optical-absorption induced non-uniform thermal bath …

Designing Sensors with Tensioned Silicon Nitride Micromechanical Resonators

C Reetz - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Mechanical resonators based on stressed silicon nitride have both exemplary optical and
mechanical properties. Tensioning the silicon nitride enhances the mechanical properties of …