• DocumentCode
    689394
  • Title

    High-efficiency, monolithic coupling to optomechanical cavities for quantum-limited position detection

  • Author

    Cohen, J.D. ; Meenehan, Sean M. ; Painter, Oskar

  • Author_Institution
    Sr. Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a high-efficiency optical-fiber coupling platform for optomechanical cavities. Through adiabatic mode conversion, a continuous position measurement with an imprecision of only 0.7 phonons at the optimal standard quantum limit probe power is achieved.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical fibre couplers; position measurement; quantum optics; adiabatic mode conversion; continuous position measurement; high-efficiency monolithic coupling; high-efficiency optical-fiber coupling platform; optimal standard quantum limit probe power; optomechanical cavities; quantum-limited position detection; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Noise; Optical coupling; Optical fibers; Optical resonators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833778