Title :
Optomechanical control of mirror motion at the attometer level
Author :
Briant, Tristan ; Cohadon, Pierre-François ; Heidmann, Antoine ; Pinard, Michel
Abstract :
We present an experiment where an optomechanical feedback mechanism is used to control, reduce or squeeze the thermal noise of a mirror. The method also gives access to the spatial distribution of internal acoustic modes.
Keywords :
mirrors; optical feedback; radiation pressure; thermal noise; attometer level; internal acoustic modes spatial distribution; mirror motion; optomechanical control; thermal noise squeezing; Acoustic noise; Feedback loop; Force feedback; Laser feedback; Mirrors; Motion control; Optical feedback; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314184
