Title :
Quantum-coherent coupling of a mechanical oscillator to an optical cavity mode
Author :
Verhagen, Ewold ; Deléglise, Samuel ; Weis, Stefan ; Schliesser, Albert ; Kippenberg, Tobias J.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate an optomechanical microresonator in which optical and mechanical degrees of freedom exchange energy at a rate exceeding the relevant decoherence rates in the system, enabling quantum control of a mechanical oscillator with light.
Keywords :
light coherence; microcavities; micromechanical resonators; decoherence rates; mechanical oscillator; optical cavity mode; optomechanical microresonator; quantum control; quantum-coherent coupling; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Optical coupling; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Quantum mechanics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
