Back-action limit of linewidth in an optomechanical oscillator
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Vahala, Kerry J.
Abstract
Laser cooling and amplification of mechanical modes in an optical cavity are now possible with several device geometries. Quantum back action sets the fundamental limit to cooling. It has, however, not been considered in the regenerative oscillator, wherein mechanical amplification overcomes loss, leading to self-sustained, coherent oscillations at rf and microwave rates. In these devices, the spectral purity, as measured by the phase noise, has a back-action contribution that is herein derived and evaluated in recently characterized systems. Beyond its importance as a fundamental stability limit, it can provide a way to observe quantum back action within the context of cavity optomechanics. The analysis is also applied to the case of cooling, and a pump contribution to the cooling limit is derived.
Additional Information
©2008 The American Physical Society. (Received 27 March 2008; published 19 August 2008) The author acknowledges financial support from DARPA and the Caltech Lee Center.Attached Files
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- Lee Center for Advanced Networking, Caltech
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2008-08-25Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2021-11-08Created from EPrint's last_modified field