Search Results - "Wipf, Christopher"
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Optical dilution and feedback cooling of a gram-scale oscillator to 6.9 mK
Published in Physical review letters (19-10-2007)“…We report on the use of a radiation pressure induced restoring force, the optical spring effect, to optically dilute the mechanical damping of a 1 g suspended…”
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An all-optical trap for a gram-scale mirror
Published in Physical review letters (13-04-2007)“…We report on a stable optical trap suitable for a macroscopic mirror, wherein the dynamics of the mirror are fully dominated by radiation pressure. The…”
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Structural thermal noise in gram-scale mirror oscillators
Published in New journal of physics (12-11-2012)“…The thermal noise associated with mechanical dissipation is a ubiquitous limitation to the sensitivity of precision experiments ranging from frequency…”
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Route to ponderomotive entanglement of light via optically trapped mirrors
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Optical Refrigeration for an Optomechanical Amplifier
Published 02-12-2022“…We explore the viability of using optical refrigeration as a low-vibration cooling method for a phase-sensitive optomechanical amplifier proposed to improve…”
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Effects of mirror birefringence and its fluctuations to laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors
Published 31-01-2024“…Phys. Rev. D 109, 022009 (2024) Crystalline materials are promising candidates as substrates or high-reflective coatings of mirrors to reduce thermal noises in…”
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Optomechanical entanglement at room temperature: a simulation study with realistic conditions
Published 22-07-2020“…Phys. Rev. A 102, 063518 (2020) Quantum entanglement is the key to many applications like quantum key distribution, quantum teleportation, and quantum sensing…”
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A phase-sensitive optomechanical amplifier for quantum noise reduction in laser interferometers
Published 04-06-2020“…Phys. Rev. A 102, 023507 (2020) The sensitivity of future gravitational wave interferometers is expected to be limited through-out the detection band by…”
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Snowmass2021 Cosmic Frontier White Paper: Future Gravitational-Wave Detector Facilities
Published 15-03-2022“…The next generation of gravitational-wave observatories can explore a wide range of fundamental physics phenomena throughout the history of the universe. These…”
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Gravitational-wave physics with Cosmic Explorer: limits to low-frequency sensitivity
Published 13-05-2021“…Phys. Rev. D 103, 122004 (2021) Cosmic Explorer (CE) is a next-generation ground-based gravitational-wave observatory concept, envisioned to begin operation in…”
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Point absorbers in Advanced LIGO
Published 25-03-2021“…Small, highly absorbing points are randomly present on the surfaces of the main interferometer optics in Advanced LIGO. The resulting nano-meter scale…”
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Cosmic Explorer: The U.S. Contribution to Gravitational-Wave Astronomy beyond LIGO
Published 10-07-2019“…2019 BAAS 51(7) 035 This white paper describes the research and development needed over the next decade to realize "Cosmic Explorer," the U.S. node of a future…”
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A route to observing ponderomotive entanglement with optically trapped mirrors
Published 27-03-2008“…The radiation pressure of two detuned laser beams can create a stable trap for a suspended cavity mirror; here it is shown that such a configuration entangles…”
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Optical dilution and feedback cooling of a gram-scale oscillator to 6.9 mK
Published 25-10-2007“…Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 160801 (2007) We report on use of a radiation pressure induced restoring force, the optical spring effect, to optically dilute the…”
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Creation of a quantum oscillator by classical control
Published 11-09-2008“…As a pure quantum state is being approached via linear feedback, and the occupation number approaches and eventually goes below unity, optimal control becomes…”
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