Abstract
We describe experiments in which radiation pressure forces are used to optically trap and cool macroscopic oscillators, and discuss applications of this technique to gravitational-wave detection, and to observation of quantum effects involving macroscopic mechanical oscillators.
© 2009 APS DLS
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