arXiv · 1706.10227
Levitated optomechanics with a fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer
Abstract
In recent years quantum phenomena have been experimentally demonstrated on variety of optomechanical systems ranging from micro-oscillators to photonic crystals. Since single photon couplings are quite small, most experimental approaches rely on the realization of high finesse Fabry-Perot cavities in order to enhance the effective coupling. Here we show that by exploiting a, long path, low finesse fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer ground state cooling can be achieved. We model a 100 m long cavity with a finesse of 10 and analyze the impact of additional noise sources arising from the fiber. As a mechanical oscillator we consider a levitated microdisk but the same approach could be applied to other optomechanical systems.
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Antonio Pontin, Lauren S. Mourounas, Andrew A. Geraci, Peter F. Barker. 2017-09-20. Levitated optomechanics with a fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630%2Faaa71c
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