Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Magnetorheological polydimethylsiloxane micro-optical resonator

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

We investigate the possibility of using magnetorheological polydimethylsiloxane (MR-PDMS) spheres as micro- optical resonators. In particular, the effect of a magnetic field on the whispering gallery modes (WGM) of these resonators is studied. The applied field induces mechanical deformation, causing shifts in the WGM. The microspheres are made of PDMS with embedded magnetically polarizable particles. An analysis is carried out to estimate the WGM shifts induced by an external magnetic field. An experiment is also carried out to demonstrate the magnetic field-induced WGM shifts in an MR-PDMS microsphere. The results indicate that MR-PDMS microspheres can be used as high-Q-factor tunable optical cavities with potential applications in sensing.

© 2010 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Tuning of whispering gallery modes of spherical resonators using an external electric field

Tindaro Ioppolo, Ulas Ayaz, and M. Volkan Ötügen
Opt. Express 17(19) 16465-16479 (2009)

On-chip supercontinuum optical trapping and resonance excitation of microspheres

Arthur Nitkowski, Alexander Gondarenko, and Michal Lipson
Opt. Lett. 35(10) 1626-1628 (2010)

Micro-optical force sensor concept based on whispering gallery mode resonators

Tindaro Ioppolo, Michael Kozhevnikov, Vadim Stepaniuk, M. Volkan Ötügen, and Valery Sheverev
Appl. Opt. 47(16) 3009-3014 (2008)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (5)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (9)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved