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

We design, fabricate and measure high-Q mechanical modes (≈ 10 5 ) of optomechanical zipper cavities, as a first step to observing quantum back-action in an optomechanical system.

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Main Authors: Hill, Jeffrey T, Camacho, Ryan, Krause, Alexander G, Painter, Oskar J
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
(120.0120) Instrumentation
(270.0270) Quantum optics
1f noise
and metrology
measurement
Optical bistability
Optical coupling
Optical interferometry
Optical noise
Optical pumping
Optical sensors
Photonic crystals
Pressure measurement
Q factor
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Summary:We design, fabricate and measure high-Q mechanical modes (≈ 10 5 ) of optomechanical zipper cavities, as a first step to observing quantum back-action in an optomechanical system.
DOI:10.1364/CLEO.2010.JMA2