Near-field cavity optomechanics with nanomechanical oscillators

Nature Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 909-914

  Anetsberger, G ^a   Arcizet, O ^a   Unterreithmeier, Q P ^b   Riviere R ^a   Schliesser, A ^a   Weig, E M ^b   Kotthaus, J P ^b   Kippenberg, T J ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EVANESCENT FIELDS; OPTOMECHANICS; PRESSURE;

CAVITY OPTOMECHANICS; MECHANICAL DEGREES; NANOMECHANICAL OSCILLATIONS; NANOMECHANICAL OSCILLATORS; NEAR-FIELD COUPLING; QUANTUM NONDEMOLITION MEASUREMENTS; STANDARD QUANTUM LIMITS; ZERO-POINT FLUCTUATIONS;

OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 71449113433     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1425     Document Type: Article

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