Analysis of radiation-pressure induced mechanical oscillation of an optical microcavity

被引：613

作者：

Kippenberg, TJ ^{[1
]}

Rokhsari, H ^{[1
]}

Carmon, T ^{[1
]}

Scherer, A ^{[1
]}

Vahala, KJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CALTECH, Thomas J Watson Lab Appl Phys, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2005年 / 95卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.033901

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

The theoretical work of Braginsky predicted that radiation pressure can couple the mechanical, mirror eigenmodes of a Fabry-Perot resonator to its optical modes, leading to a parametric oscillation instability. This regime is characterized by regenerative mechanical oscillation of the mechanical mirror eigenmodes. We have recently observed the excitation of mechanical modes in an ultrahigh Q optical microcavity. Here, we present a detailed experimental analysis of this effect and demonstrate that radiation pressure is the excitation mechanism of the observed mechanical oscillations.

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