Fiber-Cavity-Based Optomechanical Device
Abstract
We describe an optomechanical device consisting of a fiber-based optical cavity containing a silicon nitiride membrane. In comparison with typical free-space cavities, the fiber-cavity's small mode size (10 {\mu}m waist, 80 {\mu}m length) allows the use of smaller, lighter membranes and increases the cavity-membrane linear coupling to 3 GHz/nm and quadratic coupling to 20 GHz/nm^2. This device is also intrinsically fiber-coupled and uses glass ferrules for passive alignment. These improvements will greatly simplify the use of optomechanical systems, particularly in cryogenic settings. At room temperature, we expect these devices to be able to detect the shot noise of radiation pressure.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1206.3558,
title = {Fiber-Cavity-Based Optomechanical Device},
author = {N. E. Flowers-Jacobs and S. W. Hoch and J. C. Sankey and A. Kashkanova and A. M. Jayich and C. Deutsch and J. Reichel and J. G. E. Harris},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.3558},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures; the following article has been submitted to Applied Physics Letters