DocumentCode
1669304
Title
Quantum-coherent coupling of a mechanical oscillator to an optical cavity mode
Author
Verhagen, Ewold ; Deléglise, Samuel ; Weis, Stefan ; Schliesser, Albert ; Kippenberg, Tobias J.
Author_Institution
Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate an optomechanical microresonator in which optical and mechanical degrees of freedom exchange energy at a rate exceeding the relevant decoherence rates in the system, enabling quantum control of a mechanical oscillator with light.
Keywords
light coherence; microcavities; micromechanical resonators; decoherence rates; mechanical oscillator; optical cavity mode; optomechanical microresonator; quantum control; quantum-coherent coupling; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Optical coupling; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Quantum mechanics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326252
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