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Thermometry with Optomechanical Cavities

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Author(s)

Thomas P. Purdy, Karen E. Grutter, Kartik Srinivasan, Nikolai Klimov, Zeeshan Ahmed, Jacob Taylor

Abstract

Thermally-driven motion of a nanomechanical resonator may be employed as an absolute thermometer. We experimentally measure radiation pressure shot noise induced quantum correlations to absolutely calibrate the motional signal transduced onto an optical probe.
Proceedings Title
OSA Technical Digest
Conference Dates
June 5-10, 2016
Conference Location
San Jose, CA, US
Conference Title
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2016
Pub Type
Conferences

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https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_SI.2016.STu1H.2
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Keywords

optomechanics, thermometry, quantum correlation
Optical / photometry / laser metrology

Citation

Purdy, T. , Grutter, K. , Srinivasan, K. , Klimov, N. , Ahmed, Z. and Taylor, J. (2016), Thermometry with Optomechanical Cavities, OSA Technical Digest, San Jose, CA, US, [online], https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_SI.2016.STu1H.2, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=920234 (Accessed October 8, 2025)

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Created June 6, 2016, Updated April 4, 2022
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