Scattering-free optical levitation of a cavity mirror

• Published in: Physical review letters Vol. 111; no. 18; p. 183001
• Main Authors: Guccione, G, Hosseini, M, Adlong, S, Johnsson, M T, Hope, J, Buchler, B C, Lam, P K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Models, Theoretical; Optical Devices; Optics and Photonics - instrumentation; Optics and Photonics - methods; Quantum Theory; Scattering, Radiation

We demonstrate the feasibility of levitating a small mirror using only radiation pressure. In our scheme, the mirror is supported by a tripod where each leg of the tripod is a Fabry-Perot cavity. The macroscopic state of the mirror is coherently coupled to the supporting cavity modes allowing cohere...