A Stable Optical Trap from a Single Optical Field Utilizing Birefringence

Abstract

We report a stable double optical spring effect in an optical cavity pumped with a single optical field that arises as a result of birefringence. One end of the cavity is formed by a multilayer Al${}_{0.92}$Ga${}_{0.08}$As/GaAs stack supported by a microfabricated cantilever, with a natural mode frequency of $274$ Hz. The optical spring shifts the resonance to $21$ kHz, corresponding to a suppression of low frequency vibrations by a factor of more than $10^4$. The stable nature of the optical trap allows the cavity to be operated without any external feedback and with only a single optical field incident.

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