Suppression of extraneous thermal noise in cavity optomechanics

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 3586-3612

  Zhao, Yi ^a   Wilson, Dalziel J ^a   Ni, K K ^a   Kimble, H J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

ACTIVE NOISE SUPPRESSION; INCIDENT LASER; LIMIT DISPLACEMENT; OPTICAL CAVITIES; OPTICAL COOLING; OPTO-MECHANICS; RADIATION PRESSURE; THERMAL MOTION;

THERMAL NOISE;

EID: 84863127593     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.003586     Document Type: Article

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