Quantitative in situ measurement of optical force along a strand of cleaved silica optical fiber induced by the light guided therewithin
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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
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2021-10-01
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Photonics Research, Volume 9, issue 10, pp. 2016-2023
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We propose an optomechanical system to quantify the net force on a strand of cleaved silica optical fiber in situ as the laser light is being guided through it. Four strands of the fiber were bonded to both sides of a macroscopic oscillator, whose movements were accurately monitored by a Michelson interferometer. The laser light was propagating with variable optical powers and frequency modulations. Experimentally, we discovered that the driving force for the oscillator consisted of not only the optical force of the light exiting from the cleaved facets but also the tension along the fiber induced by the light guided therewithin. The net driving force was determined only by the optical power, refractive index of the fiber, and the speed of light, which pinpoints its fundamental origin.Description
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Partanen, M, Lee, H & Oh, K 2021, ' Quantitative in situ measurement of optical force along a strand of cleaved silica optical fiber induced by the light guided therewithin ', Photonics Research, vol. 9, no. 10, pp. 2016-2023 . https://doi.org/10.1364/PRJ.433995