Su, D.
, Jiang, Y.
, Solano, P.
, Orozco, L.
, Lawall, J.
and Zhao, Y.
(2023),
Optomechanical feedback cooling of a 5 mm long torsional mode, Photonics Research, [online], https://doi.org/10.1364/PRJ.487035, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=936247
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Optomechanical feedback cooling of a 5 mm long torsional mode
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Dianqiang Su, Yuan Jiang, Pablo Solano, Luis Orozco, , Yanting Zhao
Abstract
We report three orders of magnitude optical cooling of the fundamental torsional mode of a 5 mm-long, 550 nm diameter optical nanofiber. The rotation of the nanofiber couples to the polarization of guided laser fields. We use a weak laser probe to monitor the rotation, and use feedback to modulate the polarization of an auxiliary drive laser providing torque. Our results present a tool for the optomechanical control of large-scale torsional resonators, with metrological applications and potential implications for studying macroscopic objects in quantum states.Citation
Photonics Research
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11
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12
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Keywords
optomechanics, rotation, torsion, feedback cooling, nanofiber
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