Frequency-noise cancellation in optomechanical systems for ponderomotive squeezing

Year: 2014

Authors: Pontin A., Biancofiore C., Serra E., Borrielli A., Cataliotti F.S., Marino F., Prodi G.A., Bonaldi M., Marin F., Vitali D.

Autors Affiliation: Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Grp Collegato Trento, I-38123 Povo, TN, Italy; Univ Trento, Dipartimento Fis, I-38123 Povo, TN, Italy; Univ Camerino, Sch Sci & Technol, Div Phys, I-62032 Camerino, MC, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Perugia, Perugia, Italy; FBK Univ Trento, Interdisciplinary Lab Computat Sci LISC, I-38123 Povo, TN, Italy; Dept Microelect & Comp Engn ECTM DIMES, NL-2628 CT Delft, Netherlands; Inst Mat Elect & Magnetism, Nanosci Trento FBK Div, I-38123 Povo, TN, Italy; Univ Florence, Dipartimento Fis & Astron, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy; European Lab Nonlinear Spect LENS, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy; CNR Ist Nazl Ott, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy.

Abstract: Ponderomotive squeezing of the output light of an optical cavity has been recently observed in the megahertz range in two different cavity optomechanical devices. Quadrature squeezing becomes particularly useful at lower spectral frequencies, for example, in gravitational wave interferometers, despite being more sensitive to excess phase and frequency noise. Here we show a phase and frequency-noise cancellation mechanism due to destructive interference which can facilitate the production of ponderomotive squeezing in the kilohertz range and we demonstrate it experimentally in an optomechanical system formed by a Fabry-Perot cavity with a micromechanical mirror.

Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW A

Volume: 89 (3)      Pages from: 33810-1  to: 33810-11

More Information: This work has been supported by the European Commission (ITN-Marie Curie Project cQOM), by MIUR (PRIN 20102011), and by the INFN (HUMOR project).
KeyWords: Radiation-pressure; Quantum-noise; Cavity; Laser; Reduction; States; Light
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.89.033810

Citations: 29
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