Optics Letters · 1984 · 27 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsInterferometryLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsOptical ResonatorsPhysical OpticsCavity OptomechanicsFabry-perot ResonatorsMirror ConfinementMirror OpticsRadiation Pressure
The control of the position of a mirror by radiation pressure is analyzed theoretically. Under realistic noise conditions, the position of a light mirror suspended inside a fixed Fabry-Perot interferometer can be stabilized within a few nanometers with incident powers of less than 1 W.
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