Abstract

The optomechanical coupling between light and mechanical oscillators [1,2] increases at the nanoscale. In the emerging context of nano-optomechanics, a GaAs platform offers many assets: a large refractive index to confine optical energy in sub-wavelength sized high-Q cavities, a high crystalline quality to reduce nanomechanical dissipation, and last the compliance with optically active structures.

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