Title :
Laser cooling of a microcantilever using a medium finesse optical cavity
Author :
Zwickl, B. ; Jayich, A. ; Harris, J.G.E.
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208120, New Haven, CT 06520-8120, USA
Abstract :
A 75 mm optical cavity was formed using a microcantilever for one mirror. A finesse of 55 was achieved, not limited by diffraction around the cantilever. The microcantilever was passively laser cooled from 300 K to 50 K.
Keywords :
Cooling; Laser theory; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical diffraction; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Physics; Quantum entanglement; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431658
