Dynamical backaction of microwave fields on a nanomechanical oscillator

• Published in: Physical review letters Vol. 101; no. 19; p. 197203
• Main Authors: Teufel, J D, Harlow, J W, Regal, C A, Lehnert, K W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 07.11.2008

We measure the response and thermal motion of a high-Q nanomechanical oscillator coupled to a superconducting microwave cavity in the resolved-sideband regime where the oscillator's resonance frequency exceeds the cavity's linewidth. The coupling between the microwave field and mechanical...