Abstract
We propose a simple optomechanical model in which a mechanical oscillator quadrature could be “cooled” well below its equilibrium temperature by applying a suitable feedback to drive the orthogonal quadrature by means of the homodyne current of the radiation field used to probe its position.
- Received 29 January 1997
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.688
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