Title :
Optical monitoring of a wavelength-scale mechanical resonator via cavity scattering
Author :
Chijioke, Ako ; Lawall, John
Author_Institution :
Atomic Phys. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate sensitive optical readout of the motion of a wavelength-scale mechanical resonator via its scattering within a high-finesse optical cavity. Static calibration, dynamic monitoring and feedback cooling are presented.
Keywords :
laser cooling; microcavity lasers; cavity scattering; dynamic monitoring; feedback cooling; high finesse optical cavity; optical monitoring; sensitive optical readout; static calibration; wavelength scale mechanical resonator; Atom optics; Fabry-Perot; Monitoring; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Particle scattering; (050.2230) Fabry-Perot; (140.4780) Optical resonators; (350.3950) Micro-optics; (350.4238) Nanophotonics;
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
