Strain-induced exciton decomposition and anisotropic lifetime modulation in a GaAs micromechanical resonator

Micromechanical Resonator Oscillator

A 10-MHz series resonant micromechanical resonator oscil-lator has been demonstrated using a custom-designed, single-stage, zero-phase-shift sustaining amplifier together with a clamped-clamped beam micromechanical resonator, designed with a relatively large width of 40 µm to achieve substantially lower series motional resistance R x and higher power handling than previous such devices. Using a...

CMOS Micromechanical Resonator Oscillator

A completely monolithic high-Q oscillator, fabricated via a combined CMOS plus surface micromachining technology, is described, for which the oscillation frequency is controlled by a polysilicon micromechanical resonator to achieve stability and phase noise performance comparable to those of quartz crystal oscillators. It is shown that the closed-loop, steady-state oscillation amplitude of this...

Topology optimization in micromechanical resonator design

A topology optimization problem in micromechanical resonator design is addressed in this paper. The design goal is to control the first several eigenfrequencies of a micromechanical resonator using topology optimization. The design variable is the distribution of mass in a constrained domain which we model via (1) the Simple Isotropic Material with Penalization Model and (2) the Peak Function M...

Statistics of Exciton Emission in a Semiconductor Microcavity: Detuning and Exciton-Exciton Effects

We consider the interaction of quantum light with an ideal semiconductor microcavity. We investigate photon statistics in different conditions and the presence of detuning and exciton-exciton interaction. We show that in the resonant interaction and absence of the exciton-exciton interaction, the state of the whole system can be considered as   coherent state. According to our results, it turns...

Exciton formation and relaxation in GaAs epilayers