Photonics Research, Volume. 3, Issue 5, 243(2015)

Observation of high-Q optomechanical modes in the mounted silica microspheres

Zhen Shen1,2, Zhong-Hao Zhou1,2, Chang-Ling Zou1,2, Fang-Wen Sun1,2, Guo-Ping Guo1,2, Chun-Hua Dong1,2、*, and Guang-Can Guo1,2
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China,Hefei 230026, China
  • 2Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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    An efficient method to mount a coupled silica microsphere and tapered fiber system is proposed and demonstrated experimentally. For the purpose of optomechanical studies, high-quality-factor optical (Qo ~ 108) and mechanical modes (Qm ~ 0.87 × 104<)sup>) are maintained after the mounting process. For the mounted microsphere, the coupling system is more stable and compact and, thus, is beneficial for future studies and applications based on optomechanical interactions. Especially, the packaged optomechanical system, which is tested in a vacuum chamber, paves the way toward quantum optomechanics research in cryostat.

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    Zhen Shen, Zhong-Hao Zhou, Chang-Ling Zou, Fang-Wen Sun, Guo-Ping Guo, Chun-Hua Dong, Guang-Can Guo. Observation of high-Q optomechanical modes in the mounted silica microspheres[J]. Photonics Research, 2015, 3(5): 243

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Resonators

    Received: Jun. 24, 2015

    Accepted: Jul. 30, 2015

    Published Online: Jan. 6, 2016

    The Author Email: Chun-Hua Dong (chunhua@ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/prj.3.000243

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