%0 Journal Article %1 SafaviNaeini2012Observation %A Safavi Naeini, Amir H. %A Chan, Jasper %A Hill, Jeff T. %A Mayer Alegre, Thiago P. %A Krause, Alex %A Painter, Oskar %D 2012 %I American Physical Society %J Physical Review Letters %K quantum ground-state laser-cooling optomechanics %P 033602+ %R 10.1103/physrevlett.108.033602 %T Observation of Quantum Motion of a Nanomechanical Resonator %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.108.033602 %V 108 %X In this Letter we use resolved sideband laser cooling to cool a mesoscopic mechanical resonator to near its quantum ground state (phonon occupancy 2.6±0.2), and observe the motional sidebands generated on a second probe laser. Asymmetry in the sideband amplitudes provides a direct measure of the displacement noise power associated with quantum zero-point fluctuations of the nanomechanical resonator, and allows for an intrinsic calibration of the phonon occupation number.

@article{SafaviNaeini2012Observation, abstract = {{In this Letter we use resolved sideband laser cooling to cool a mesoscopic mechanical resonator to near its quantum ground state (phonon occupancy 2.6±0.2), and observe the motional sidebands generated on a second probe laser. Asymmetry in the sideband amplitudes provides a direct measure of the displacement noise power associated with quantum zero-point fluctuations of the nanomechanical resonator, and allows for an intrinsic calibration of the phonon occupation number.}}, added-at = {2013-09-09T23:59:35.000+0200}, author = {Safavi Naeini, Amir H. and Chan, Jasper and Hill, Jeff T. and Mayer Alegre, Thiago P. and Krause, Alex and Painter, Oskar}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2824845143f4204f854340574ac725997/jacksankey}, citeulike-article-id = {10238886}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.108.033602}, doi = {10.1103/physrevlett.108.033602}, interhash = {dc285271120ee77fa41ff7cd6538b267}, intrahash = {824845143f4204f854340574ac725997}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {quantum ground-state laser-cooling optomechanics}, month = jan, pages = {033602+}, posted-at = {2012-06-25 22:38:44}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, timestamp = {2013-09-10T00:17:08.000+0200}, title = {{Observation of Quantum Motion of a Nanomechanical Resonator}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.108.033602}, volume = 108, year = 2012 }