Optical self-cooling of a membrane oscillator in a cavity optomechanical experiment at room temperature

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2305.14903v1
• Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 08:56:23 GMT
• Title: Optical self-cooling of a membrane oscillator in a cavity optomechanical experiment at room temperature
• Authors: P. Vezio, M. Bonaldi, A. Borrielli, F. Marino, B. Morana, P.M. Sarro, E. Serra, and F. Marin
• Abstract summary: Thermal noise is a major obstacle to observing quantum behavior in macroscopic systems. We show that further cooling is prevented by the excess classical noise of our laser source.
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• Abstract: Thermal noise is a major obstacle to observing quantum behavior in macroscopic systems. To mitigate its effect, quantum optomechanical experiments are typically performed in a cryogenic environment. However, this condition represents a considerable complication in the transition from fundamental research to quantum technology applications. It is therefore interesting to explore the possibility of achieving the quantum regime in room temperature experiments. In this work we test the limits of sideband cooling vibration modes of a SiN membrane in a cavity optomechanical experiment. We obtain an effective temperature of a few mK, corresponding to a phononic occupation number of around 100. We show that further cooling is prevented by the excess classical noise of our laser source, and we outline the road toward the achievement of ground state cooling

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