Non-classical light generated by quantum-noise-driven cavity optomechanics

Nature

Volumn 488, Issue 7412, 2012, Pages 476-480

  Brooks, Daniel W C ^a   Botter, Thierry ^a   Schreppler, Sydney ^a   Purdy, Thomas P ^a,c   Brahms, Nathan ^a   Stamper Kurn, Dan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; LIGHT; NOISE; NONLINEAR WAVE; OPTIMIZATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIATIVE FORCING;

ARTICLE; LIGHT; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM NOISE DRIVEN CAVITY OPTOMECHANICS;

EID: 84865236243     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature11325     Document Type: Article

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