Light pressure in droplet micro-resonators excited by free-space scattering
Year: 2021
Authors: D’Ambrosio D., Capezzuto M., Avino S., Malara P., Giorgini A., De Natale P., Gagliardi G.
Autors Affiliation: CNR, Ist Nazl Ott INO, Via Campi Flegrei 34, I-80078 Pozzuoli, Italy; CNR, Ist Nazl Off INO, Largo E Fermi 6, I-50125 Florence, Italy.
Abstract: A droplet optical resonator is a unique environment to investigate light-matter interaction and optomechanics in liquids. Here, we report on light pressure effects derived from whispering gallery modes excited in a liquid-polymer droplet micro-resonator by free-space laser scattering. From the nonlinear resonance spectrum observed in the visible, we provide evidence of photon pressure exerted at the liquid-air boundary and quantify it with a coherent physical model. Our findings pave the way to studies on micro-rheology and nonlinear optofluidics, where droplets serve as miniature liquid laboratories.
Journal/Review: OPTICS LETTERS
Volume: 46 (13) Pages from: 3111 to: 3114
More Information: Italian Ministry for University & Research (MUR) (PRIN2017 PELM project) (20177PSCKT).KeyWords: droplet microresonators, whispering gallery mode, radiation pressure, cavity optomechanicsDOI: 10.1364/OL.427260Citations: 6data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-12-08References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here