• DocumentCode
    2261015
  • 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
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report an optomechanical near-field coupling detection scheme which enabled the first optical measurement of nanomechanical motion with an imprecision 3 dB below that at the standard quantum limit at room temperature.
  • Keywords
    nanomechanics; quantum optics; nanomechanical motion; optical measurement; optomechanical near-field coupling detection scheme; standard quantum limit; Couplings; Optical coupling; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951498