• DocumentCode
    1770323
  • Title

    Superfluid helium optomechanics

  • Author

    McAuslan, D.L. ; Harris, G.I. ; Sheridan, E. ; Bowen, W.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Eng. Quantum Syst., Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    By evanescently coupling a helium film to a high-Q optical resonator we make the first observation of superfluid helium Brownian motion. This new system has applications in quantum optomechanics, and in understanding superfluid helium properties.
  • Keywords
    Brownian motion; helium films; liquid films; optical resonators; quantum optics; superfluidity; He; evanescent coupling; helium film; high-Q optical resonator; quantum optomechanics; superfluid helium Brownian motion; superfluid helium optomechanics; superfluid helium properties; Couplings; Helium; Optical films; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988858