Macroscopic mechanical oscillators at the quantum limit through optomechanical cooling

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1054-1065

  Vitali, David ^a   Mancini, Stefano ^a   Ribichini, Luciano ^b   Tombesi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FEEDBACK; MIRRORS; RADIATION; THERMAL NOISE;

OPTOMECHANICAL COOLING;

OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 0038173654     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.001054     Document Type: Article

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