Thermodynamic Model for Photothermal Effects in Optomechanics

We derive and validate a model for the photothermal forces that act on optomechanical cavities. Our results not only enable the prediction of such effect but also show that it is much stronger than previously estimated.

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Published in2020 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Primo, Andre G., Benevides, Rodrigo, Kersul, Caue M., de Assis, Pierre-Louis, Wiederhecker, Gustavo S., Alegre, Thiago P. M.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published OSA 01.05.2020
Subjects
Cavity resonators
Force
Nonlinear optics
Optical coupling
Optical resonators
Photonics
Thermal force
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Summary:We derive and validate a model for the photothermal forces that act on optomechanical cavities. Our results not only enable the prediction of such effect but also show that it is much stronger than previously estimated.
DOI:10.1364/CLEO_SI.2020.STh1R.6