Author Affiliations
1Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Joint International Research Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Advanced Communication, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China2School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China3State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication of the Ministry of Education, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China4Center for Smart Structures and Materials, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA5e-mail: sridhar.krishnaswamy@northwestern.edushow less
Fig. 1. Proposed spring-based FP optomechanical cavity resonator. (a) Schematic diagram of the spring resonator and the fiber-tip-based FP cavity where the springs are used as the supports with low stiffness. (b) Schematic diagram of the proposed FP cavity microresonator for acoustic wave detection and imaging. (c) Mode simulation of the proposed device used for acoustic wave sensing in a water environment. Four vibration modes are found within the range from 0 to 3 MHz when the parameters are initially set as r=3 μm, R=9 μm, p=10 μm, N=5, rp=50 μm, h=5 μm: Mode 1 at 81.2 kHz (M1), Mode 2 at 654.4 kHz (M2), Mode 3 at 819.5 kHz (M3), and Mode 4 at 890.1 kHz (M4).
Fig. 2. Resonant frequency behavior of the whole device and its individual parts related to the parameters of (a) the outer radius, (b) the wire radius, (c) the coil number, and (d) the pitch. In these simulations, the resonant frequency of an individual part is studied assuming that the other part is rigidly constrained.
Fig. 3. Resonant frequency behavior of the device system and each part versus the plate membrane related to the parameters of the thickness within a range from (a) 0.5 to 10 μm and (b) 0.5 to 3 μm, where the outer radius is 9 μm and 7 μm.
Fig. 4. Results of the 3D-printed devices. (a) Scanning electron images and (b) microscopic images of the fabricated microresonators. (c) and (d) Reflection spectra of the devices in atmospheric and aquatic environments.
Fig. 5. Reflection spectra of the devices in atmospheric and aquatic environments. (a)–(c) Devices with a diaphragm thickness of 5 μm and an outer radius of (a) 7 μm, (b) 9 μm, and (c) 11 μm. (d)–(f) Devices with a diaphragm thickness of 1 μm and an outer radius of (d) 7 μm, (e) 9 μm, and (f) 11 μm.
Fig. 6. Schematic diagram of the experimental setup for acoustic wave detection.
Fig. 7. Low frequency response of the device: (a) time response and (b) frequency response. (c) Acoustic response of the device to the sinusoidal burst signal with an amplitude of 82.5 Pa and a frequency of 75 kHz. The inset shows the detected time response.
Fig. 8. (a) High acoustic response of the device to the sinusoidal burst signal. The inset shows a detected time signal at 750 kHz. (b) Acoustic wave pressure sensitivity and (c) angle response of the device.
Fig. 9. (a) Schematic of the experimental setup. (b) Total focusing algorithm. (c) Detected signals at different detecting positions. (d) Reconstructed cross-section image of the objects.