• DocumentCode
    520046
  • Title

    Feasability of measuring radiation pressure quantum back-action in zipper photonic crystal optomechanical cavities

  • Author

    Hill, Jeffrey T. ; Camacho, Ryan ; Krause, Alexander G. ; Painter, Oskar J.

  • Author_Institution
    Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Labs. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We design, fabricate and measure high-Q mechanical modes (≈ 105) of optomechanical zipper cavities, as a first step to observing quantum back-action in an optomechanical system.
  • Keywords
    photonic crystals; radiation pressure; high-Q mechanical mode; optomechanical zipper cavity; radiation pressure quantum back action; zipper photonic crystal optomechanical cavities; 1f noise; Optical bistability; Optical coupling; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Photonic crystals; Pressure measurement; Q factor;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499606