Quantum optical levitation of a mirror
Quantum Physics
2022-12-08 v2
Abstract
While the levitating mirror has seen renewed interest lately, relatively little is known about its quantum behaviour. In this paper we present a quantum theory of a one dimensional levitating mirror. The mirror forms a part of a Fabry-Perot cavity where the circulating intracavity field supports the mirror through radiation pressure alone. We find a blue and red detuned steady-state of which only the blue detuned solution with damping on the mirror and cavity is stable. We find strong entanglement (15-20 ebits) between the mirror output and cavity output and squeezing in the mirror position.
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@article{arxiv.1911.02705,
title = {Quantum optical levitation of a mirror},
author = {C. T. Marco Ho and Ryan J. Marshman and Robert B. Mann and Timothy C. Ralph},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.02705},
year = {2022}
}