Radiation pressure excitation and cooling of a cryogenic micro-mechanical systems cavity
Year: 2009
Authors: Siciliani de Cumis M., Farsi A., Marino F., D’Arrigo G., Marin F., Cataliotti F.S., Rimini E.
Autors Affiliation: Univ Catania, Dipartimento Fis, I-95100 Catania, Italy; Univ Milan, Dipartimento Fis, I-20100 Milan, Italy; Univ Florence, Dipartimento Fis, INFN Sez Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; LENS, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; IMM CNR, I-95100 Catania, Italy; Univ Florence, Dipartimento Energet, INFN Sez Firenze, I-50139 Florence, Italy; LENS, I-50139 Florence, Italy.
Abstract: We describe an experiment achieving radiation pressure excitation and cooling of a mechanical mode in a cryogenic Fabry-Perot cavity with a micromechanical oscillator [micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)] as end mirror. The response function to periodic modulations of the intracavity power provides an independent measurement of the effective modal mass allowing an accurate estimate of the mode temperature from the corresponding displacement noise spectrum. We also obtained optical cooling of the MEMS fundamental mode at 110 kHz from 11 to 4.4 K, limited only by the optical Finesse and the mechanical quality of the system. These results represent a step toward the observation of quantum optomechanical effects and motivate further experiments with improved performances of the MEMS samples.
Journal/Review: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume: 106 (1) Pages from: 13108-1 to: 13108-7
KeyWords: laser cooling; micromirrors; micro-optomechanical devices; oscillators; radiation pressureDOI: 10.1063/1.3160317Citations: 6data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-10-20References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here