Kerr enhanced optomechanical cooling in the unresolved sideband regime

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Main Authors: Diaz-Naufal, N., Deeg, L., Zoepfl, D., Schneider, C. M. F., Juan, M. L., Kirchmair, G., Metelmann, A.
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author Diaz-Naufal, N.
Deeg, L.
Zoepfl, D.
Schneider, C. M. F.
Juan, M. L.
Kirchmair, G.
Metelmann, A.
author_facet Diaz-Naufal, N.
Deeg, L.
Zoepfl, D.
Schneider, C. M. F.
Juan, M. L.
Kirchmair, G.
Metelmann, A.
contents Dynamical backaction cooling has been demonstrated to be a successful method for achieving the motional quantum ground state of a mechanical oscillator in the resolved sideband regime, where the mechanical frequency is significantly larger than the cavity decay rate. Nevertheless, as mechanical systems increase in size, their frequencies naturally decrease, thus bringing them into the unresolved sideband regime, where the effectiveness of the sideband cooling approach decreases. Here, we will demonstrate, however, that this cooling technique in the unresolved sideband regime can be significantly enhanced by utilizing a nonlinear cavity as shown in the experimental work of Zoepfl et. al. (PRL, 2023). The above arises due to the increased asymmetry between the cooling and heating processes, thereby improving the cooling efficiency.
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spellingShingle Kerr enhanced optomechanical cooling in the unresolved sideband regime
Diaz-Naufal, N.
Deeg, L.
Zoepfl, D.
Schneider, C. M. F.
Juan, M. L.
Kirchmair, G.
Metelmann, A.
Quantum Physics
Dynamical backaction cooling has been demonstrated to be a successful method for achieving the motional quantum ground state of a mechanical oscillator in the resolved sideband regime, where the mechanical frequency is significantly larger than the cavity decay rate. Nevertheless, as mechanical systems increase in size, their frequencies naturally decrease, thus bringing them into the unresolved sideband regime, where the effectiveness of the sideband cooling approach decreases. Here, we will demonstrate, however, that this cooling technique in the unresolved sideband regime can be significantly enhanced by utilizing a nonlinear cavity as shown in the experimental work of Zoepfl et. al. (PRL, 2023). The above arises due to the increased asymmetry between the cooling and heating processes, thereby improving the cooling efficiency.
title Kerr enhanced optomechanical cooling in the unresolved sideband regime
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.15435