Sensing Dispersive and Dissipative Forces by an Optomechanical Cavity
Quantum Physics
2016-08-24 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract
We experimentally study an optomechanical cavity that is formed between a mechanical resonator, which serves as a movable mirror, and a stationary on-fiber dielectric mirror. A significant change in the behavior of the system is observed when the distance between the fiber's tip and the mechanical resonator is made smaller than about 1 micrometer. The observed effects are attributed to the combined influence of Casimir force, Coulomb interaction due to trapped charges, and optomechanical coupling. The comparison between experimental results and theory yields a partial agreement.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1601.07992,
title = {Sensing Dispersive and Dissipative Forces by an Optomechanical Cavity},
author = {Oren Suchoi and Eyal Buks},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.07992},
year = {2016}
}