Abstract
We describe an optical cavity which realizes a sensitive “position-squared” read-out for micromechanical oscillators. This read-out uses the cavity’s higher-order transverse modes. We will present detailed measurements and theoretical analysis of this device.
© 2008 Optical Society of America
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