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Observation and characterization of an optical spring

Date

Authors

Sheard, B

Gray, Malcolm

Mow-Lowry, C

McClelland, David

Whitcomb, Stanley Ernest

Publisher

American Physical Society

Abstract

The presence of an optical spring in a detuned Fabry-Perot cavity, was experimentally reported. The system possessed a mechanical spring to counter the force of the optical spring and a servosystem to hold the cavity on the resonance. The central element

Keywords

Keywords: Actuators; Attenuation; Laser beams; Light polarization; Mirrors; Optical beam splitters; Oscillators (electronic); Photodetectors; Photons; Pumping (laser); Quantum theory; Resonance; Thermal expansion; Fabry Perot cavity; Harmonic oscillators; Optical d

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/87032

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevA.69.051801

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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