Title :
Optomechanical effects in a dispersively coupled high finesse cavity and micromechanical membrane
Author :
Zwickl, B.M. ; Thompson, J.E. ; Yang, Cheng ; Jayich, A.E. ; Marquardt, Florian ; Girvin, S.M. ; Harris, J.G.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT
Abstract :
By dispersively coupling a dielectric membrane to an optical cavity, we laser-cooled it from 294 K to 6.82 mK. Further, the cavity couples to the square of the membranepsilas displacement - a key for QND energy measurements.
Keywords :
cavity resonators; dielectric resonators; laser cooling; membranes; micro-optomechanical devices; optical resonators; quantum theory; radiation pressure; QND energy measurement; dielectric membrane; dispersive coupling; high-finesse cavity; laser cooling; micromechanical membrane; optical cavity; optomechanical effects; radiation pressure; temperature 294 K to 6.82 mK; Biomembranes; Cooling; Dispersion; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical resonators; Phonons; Reflectivity; Silicon; (020.3320) Laser cooling; (270.5570) Quantum detectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
