Cooling of a mirror by radiation pressure

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作者
Cohadon, PF [1 ]
Heidmann, A [1 ]
Pinard, M [1 ]
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[1] Univ Paris 06, Lab Kastler Brossel, F-75252 Paris 05, France
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.3174
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We describe an experiment in which a mirror is cooled by the radiation pressure of light. A high-finesse optical cavity with a mirror coated on a mechanical resonator is used as an optomechanical sensor of the Brownian motion of the mirror. A feedback mechanism controls this motion via the radiation pressure of a laser beam reflected on the mirror. We have observed either a cooling or a heating of the mirror, depending on the gain of the feedback loop.
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