Micro-optomechanical trampoline resonators
ORAL
Abstract
Recently, micro-optomechanical devices have been proposed for implementation of experiments ranging from non-demolition measurements of phonon number to creation of macroscopic quantum superpositions. All have strenuous requirements on optical finesse, mechanical quality factor, and temperature. We present a set of devices composed of dielectric mirrors on Si$_{3}$N$_{4}$ trampoline resonators. We describe the fabrication process and present data on finesse and quality factor.
*The authors gratefully acknowledge support from NSF PHY-0804177 and Marie Curie EXT-CT-2006-042580.
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