Dynamic stabilization of an optomechanical oscillator

H. Seok, E. M. Wright, and P. Meystre
Phys. Rev. A 90, 043840 – Published 20 October 2014

Abstract

Quantum optomechanics offers the potential to investigate quantum effects in macroscopic quantum systems in extremely well-controlled experiments. In this paper we discuss one such situation, the dynamic stabilization of a mechanical system such as an inverted pendulum. The specific example that we study is a “membrane-in-the-middle” mechanical oscillator coupled to a cavity field via a quadratic optomechanical interaction, with cavity damping the dominant source of dissipation. We show that the mechanical oscillator can be dynamically stabilized by a temporal modulation of the radiation pressure force. We investigate the system both in the classical and quantum regimes highlighting similarities and differences.

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  • Received 12 August 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.90.043840

©2014 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

H. Seok, E. M. Wright, and P. Meystre

  • B2 Institute, Department of Physics and College of Optical Sciences The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA

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Vol. 90, Iss. 4 — October 2014

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