Abstract
Because of radiation pressure, an optical cavity with harmonically bound mirrors has an intensity-dependent length and behaves as an effective Kerr medium. We determine the quantum fluctuations of the field reflected by such a cavity, taking into account the input field fluctuations and the mirror Brownian motion. In the regions of parameter space close to bistability turning points, we obtain a significant quantum-noise reduction effect.
- Received 9 August 1993
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.49.1337
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