Conventional atomic force microscope nanomanipulation is inefficient because of the serial imaging/manipulation operation. We present here a parallel imaging/manipulation force microscope PIMM to improve manipulation efficiency. The PIMM is equipped with two individually actuated cantilevers with protrudent tips. One cantilever acts as an imaging sensor by scanning nano-objects and tip of the o...

Optical slot waveguides fabricated on the silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform enables direct light–matter interaction [1]. Its ring resonators are promising for trace-gas sensing [2], microparticle trapping [3], and nano-optomechanical mass and displacement measurements [4]. To date, slot ring/racetrack structures on buried oxide (BOX) have been adopted in the above applications. However, their...

We present the fabrication of parylene-based hollow nanomechanical resonators, following a simple two step fabrication process with a thermal budget of less than 120°C. This process is ideal for fast prototyping and compatible with most materials used in microand nano-fabrication. In particular, the example we present here shows a hybrid structure with silicon nitride and parylene, but we have ...

Abstract The adequate modeling of the micro/nano arc resonators' dynamics is vital for their successful implementation. Here, a size-dependent model, wherein material structure, porosity, and micro-rotation effects grains are considered, derived by combining couple stress theory, multi-phase classical Euler–Bernoulli beam aiming to characterize frequency tunability resonators as monitoring eith...

Whispering gallery mode resonators (WGMRs) take advantage of strong light confinement and long photon lifetime for applications in sensing, optomechanics, microlasers and quantum optics. However, their rotational symmetry and low radiation loss impede energy exchange between WGMs and the surrounding. As a result, free-space coupling of light into and from WGMRs is very challenging. In previous ...