What this work contributes
Experimentally identifies radiation pressure as the mechanism exciting mechanical oscillations in an ultrahigh-Q optical microcavity. The result links resonant optical energy, structural motion, and dynamical instability in a well-specified device.
Where the evidence stops
Mechanical oscillation of a cavity mode is not persistent translation of the complete apparatus. Optical input power, dissipation, mounting reactions, and stability remain part of the physical system.
Original source
T. J. Kippenberg, H. Rokhsari, T. Carmon, A. Scherer, K. J. Vahala. Analysis of Radiation-Pressure Induced Mechanical Oscillation of an Optical Microcavity. Physical Review Letters 95, 033901 (2005).
Source date: 2005-07-12.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.033901
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