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  • Vol. 15, Iss. 25 — Dec. 10, 2007
  • pp: 17172–17205

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Cavity Opto-Mechanics

Tobias J. Kippenberg and Kerry J. Vahala  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 25, pp. 17172-17205 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.017172


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Abstract

The coupling of mechanical and optical degrees of freedom via radiation pressure has been a subject of early research in the context of gravitational wave detection. Recent experimental advances have allowed studying for the first time the modifications of mechanical dynamics provided by radiation pressure. This paper reviews the consequences of back-action of light confined in whispering-gallery dielectric micro-cavities, and presents a unified treatment of its two manifestations: notably the parametric instability (mechanical amplification and oscillation) and radiation pressure back-action cooling. Parametric instability offers a novel “photonic clock” which is driven purely by the pressure of light. In contrast, radiation pressure cooling can surpass existing cryogenic technologies and offers cooling to phonon occupancies below unity and provides a route towards cavity Quantum Optomechanics

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OCIS Codes
(230.1040) Optical devices : Acousto-optical devices
(140.3945) Lasers and laser optics : Microcavities

ToC Category:
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History
Original Manuscript: October 8, 2007
Revised Manuscript: December 7, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: December 7, 2007
Published: December 10, 2007

Virtual Issues
Physics and Applications of Microresonators (2007) Optics Express

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Tobias J. Kippenberg and Kerry J. Vahala, "Cavity Opto-Mechanics," Opt. Express 15, 17172-17205 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-15-25-17172


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