Title :
Cavity optomechanics
Author_Institution :
California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Cavity enhancement of optical fields is providing a new way to couple light and mechanical motion. Its application to mechanical cooling and amplification, example implementations, and prospects for new science and technology are reviewed.
Keywords :
cavity resonators; micro-optomechanical devices; cavity enhancement; cavity optomechanics; high-mechanical-Q microstructures; light coupling; mechanical amplification; mechanical cooling; Cooling; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Quantum mechanics; Resonance; Stimulated emission; (140.3320); (140.3945); (140.4780); (230.1150);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
