A micropillar for cavity optomechanics
- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-ENS-CNRS, Paris (France)
- Département de Physique, ENS, Paris (France)
- Département Mesures Physiques, ONERA, Châtillon (France)
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés, IN2P3-CNRS, Lyon (France)
Demonstrating the quantum ground state of a macroscopic mechanical object is a major experimental challenge in physics, at the origin of the rapid emergence of cavity optomechanics. We have developed a new generation of optomechanical devices, based on a microgram quartz micropillar with a very high mechanical quality factor. The structure is used as end mirror in a Fabry-Perot cavity with a high optical finesse, leading to ultra-sensitive interferometric measurement of the resonator displacement. We expect to reach the ground state of this optomechanical resonator by combining cryogenic cooling in a dilution fridge at 30 mK and radiation-pressure cooling. We have already carried out a quantum-limited measurement of the micropillar thermal noise at low temperature.
- OSTI ID:
- 22390722
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1633, Issue 1; Conference: 11. International Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computation, Vienna (Austria), 30 Jul - 3 Aug 2012; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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