Title :
Cooling and measurement of a micromechanical oscillator close to the quantum limit
Author :
Schliesser, A. ; Rivière, R. ; Arcizet, O. ; Kippenberg, T.J.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Instiut fur Quantenopt., Garching, Germany
Abstract :
Using resolved-sideband laser cooling, a micromechanical oscillator is cooled to an average occupation of 63 plusmn 20 quanta, and simultaneously measured close to the limit imposed by the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
Keywords :
Heisenberg model; laser cooling; optical parametric oscillators; Heisenberg uncertainty principle; laser cooling; micromechanical oscillator; quantum limit; Cooling; Fluctuations; Laser modes; Laser noise; Mechanical variables measurement; Micromechanical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Oscillators; Quantum mechanics; (140.3320) Laser cooling; (270.2500) Fluctuations, relaxations, and noise;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
