2 papers
physics.optics2008★ 29 cited
Optomechanical Stochastic Resonance in a Macroscopic Torsion Oscillator
F. Mueller, S. Heugel, L. J. Wang
Linear mechanical oscillators have been applied to measure very small forces, mostly with the help of noise suppression. In contrast, adding noise to non-linear oscillators can imp…
physics.optics2007★ 22 cited
Observation of opto-mechanical multistability in a high Q torsion balance oscillator
F. Mueller, S. Heugel, L. J. Wang
We observe the opto-mechanical multistability of a macroscopic torsion balance oscillator. The torsion oscillator forms the moving mirror of a hemi-spherical laser light cavity. Wh…