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arxiv: 0902.2163 · v1 · pith:HR2TOEI5new · submitted 2009-02-12 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall · quant-ph

Optomechanics

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keywords mirroroptomechanicsradiationamplificationcavitycoolingdynamicseffects
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We review recent progress in the field of optomechanics, where one studies the effects of radiation on mechanical motion. The paradigmatic example is an optical cavity with a movable mirror, where the radiation pressure can induce cooling, amplification and nonlinear dynamics of the mirror.

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