title: Dissipative optomechanics in a Michelson-Sagnac interferometer.
abstract: Dissipative optomechanics studies the coupling of the motion of an optical element to the decay rate of a cavity. We propose and theoretically explore a realization of this system in the optical domain, using a combined Michelson-Sagnac interferometer, which enables a strong and tunable dissipative coupling. Quantum interference in such a setup results in the suppression of the lower motional sideband, leading to strongly enhanced cooling in the non-sideband-resolved regime. With state-of-the-art parameters, ground-state cooling and low-power quantum-limited position transduction are both possible. The possibility of a strong, tunable dissipative coupling opens up a new route towards observation of such fundamental optomechanical effects as nonlinear dynamics. Beyond optomechanics, the suggested method can be readily transferred to other setups involving nonlinear media, atomic ensembles, or single atoms.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom. andre.xuereb@aei.mpg.de
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Xuereb
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schnabel
authors.forename: Klemens
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hammerer