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Optomechanical Raman-Ratio Thermometry

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Author(s)

Katarina Cicak, Thomas P. Purdy, Pen Li Yu, Nir Kampel, Bob Peterson, Raymond Simmonds, Cindy Regal

Abstract

The temperature dependence of the asymmetry between Stokes and anti-Stokes Raman scattering can be exploited for self-calibrating, optically-based thermometry. In the context of cavity optomechanics, we observe the cavity-enhanced scattering of light interacting with the standingwave drumhead modes of a Si3N4 membrane mechanical resonator. The ratio of the amplitude of Stokes to anti-Stokes scattered light is used to measure temperatures of optically cooled mechanical modes down the level of a few vibrational quanta. We demonstrate that the Raman-ratio technique is able to measure the physical temperature of our device over a range extending from cryogenic temperatures to within an order of magnitude of room temperature.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
92
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

photon, optomechanics, raman
Quantum information science, Optical / photometry / laser metrology and Atomic / molecular / quantum

Citation

Cicak, K. , Purdy, T. , Yu, P. , Kampel, N. , Peterson, B. , Simmonds, R. and Regal, C. (2015), Optomechanical Raman-Ratio Thermometry, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.92.031802 (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created September 8, 2015, Updated October 12, 2021
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