Cavity optomechanics

M Aspelmeyer, TJ Kippenberg, F Marquardt - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2014‏ - APS
The field of cavity optomechanics is reviewed. This field explores the interaction between
electromagnetic radiation and nanomechanical or micromechanical motion. This review …

Optomechanical entanglement between a movable mirror and a cavity field

D Vitali, S Gigan, A Ferreira, HR Böhm, P Tombesi… - Physical review …, 2007‏ - APS
We show how stationary entanglement between an optical cavity field mode and a
macroscopic vibrating mirror can be generated by means of radiation pressure. We also …

Creating and probing multipartite macroscopic entanglement with light

M Paternostro, D Vitali, S Gigan, MS Kim, C Brukner… - Physical Review Letters, 2007‏ - APS
We propose an immediately realizable scheme showing signatures of multipartite
entanglement generated by radiation pressure in a cavity system with a movable mirror. We …

Energetics of quantum correlations

R Dillenschneider, E Lutz - Europhysics Letters, 2009‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We consider a photo-Carnot engine that consists of a single-mode radiation field in an
optical cavity. One the heat reservoirs is made of a beam of thermally entangled pairs of two …

Cavity optomechanics with whispering-gallery mode optical micro-resonators

A Schliesser, TJ Kippenberg - Advances In Atomic, Molecular, and Optical …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Parametric coupling of optical and mechanical degrees of freedom forms the basis of many
ultra-sensitive measurements of both force and mechanical displacement. An optical cavity …

Monocrystalline AlxGa1− xAs heterostructures for high-reflectivity high-Q micromechanical resonators in the megahertz regime

GD Cole, S Gröblacher, K Gugler, S Gigan… - Applied Physics …, 2008‏ - pubs.aip.org
We present high-performance megahertz micromechanical oscillators based on
freestanding epitaxial Al x Ga 1− x As distributed Bragg reflectors. Compared with dielectric …

Observation of Back-Action Noise Cancellation in Interferometric<? format?> and Weak Force Measurements

T Caniard, P Verlot, T Briant, PF Cohadon… - Physical review …, 2007‏ - APS
We experimentally demonstrate a cancellation of back-action noise in optical
measurements. Back-action cancellation was first proposed within the framework of …

Biaxial piezoelectric MEMS mirrors with low absorption coating for 1550 nm long-range LIDAR

L Mollard, J Riu, S Royo, C Dieppedale, A Hamelin… - Micromachines, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
This paper presents the fabrication and characterization of a biaxial MEMS (
MicroElectroMechanical System) scanner based on PZT (Lead Zirconate Titanate) which …

Mechanically compliant grating reflectors for optomechanics

U Kemiktarak, M Metcalfe, M Durand… - Applied Physics Letters, 2012‏ - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate micromechanical reflectors with a reflectivity as large as 99.4% and a
mechanical quality factor Q as large as 7.8× 10 5 for optomechanical applications. The …

Cavity optomechanics with low-noise crystalline mirrors

GD Cole - Optical Trap** and Optical Micromanipulation IX, 2012‏ - spiedigitallibrary.org
Cavity optomechanics is a rapidly evolving field operating at the intersection of solid-state
physics and modern optics. The fundamental process at the heart of this interdisciplinary …