Quantum Correlations of Light from a Room-Temperature Mechanical Oscillator

• Published in: Physical review. X Vol. 7; no. 3; p. 031055
• Main Authors: Sudhir, V., Schilling, R., Fedorov, S. A., Schütz, H., Wilson, D. J., Kippenberg, T. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: College Park American Physical Society 26.09.2017
• Subjects: Accelerometers; Ambient temperature; Broadband; Distillation; Electromagnetic radiation; Force measurement; Gravitational waves; Light; Mechanical oscillators; Noise; Position measurement; Pressure effects; Quadratures; Quantum mechanics; Radiation; Radiation pressure; Resonance; Room temperature; Signal to noise ratio; Squeezed states (quantum theory); Vacuum chambers; Whispering gallery modes

When an optical field is reflected from a compliant mirror, its intensity and phase become quantum-correlated due to radiation pressure. These correlations form a valuable resource: the mirror may be viewed as an effective Kerr medium generating squeezed states of light, or the correlations may be u...