Title :
Measuring nanomechanical motion with an imprecision below that at the standard quantum limit
Author :
Anetsberger, G. ; Verlot, P. ; Gavartin, E. ; Arcizet, O. ; Unterreithmeier, Q.P. ; Weig, E.M. ; Gorodetsky, M.L. ; Kotthaus, J.P. ; Kippenberg, T.J.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Quantenopt., Garching, Germany
Abstract :
Using optical readout, we demonstrate for the first time sub-SQL imprecision for nanomechanical motion at room temperature.
Keywords :
nanomechanics; nanophotonics; quantum optics; nanomechanical motion; optical readout; room temperature; standard quantum limit; sub-SQL imprecision; Nickel; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943378