• DocumentCode
    2254004
  • Title

    Resolved-sideband laser cooling of a micro-mechanical oscillator

  • Author

    Schliesser, A. ; Riviere, R. ; Anetsberger, G. ; Arcizet, O. ; Kippenberg, T.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Max-Planck-Instiut fur Quantenopt., Garching
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Mechanical oscillation-induced sidebands are resolved by the >20-times narrower resonances of ultrahigh-finesse optical microcavities. Tuning a laser to the first lower sideband thus permits resolved sideband cooling from room temperature to phonon occupations below 6,000.
  • Keywords
    laser cooling; microcavities; micromechanical devices; phonons; laser tuning; micromechanical oscillator; phonon occupations; resolved-sideband laser cooling; ultrahigh-finesse optical microcavities; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Electronics cooling; Frequency; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical noise; Optical recording; Oscillators; Resonance; (140.3320) Laser cooling; (190.3100) Instabilities and Chaos; (230.3990) Microstructure devices; (270.2500) Fluctuations, relaxations, and noise;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572219