%0 Journal Article %1 SchleierSmith2011Optomechanical %A Schleier Smith, Monika H. %A Leroux, Ian D. %A Zhang, Hao %A Van Camp, Mackenzie A. %A Vuletić, Vladan %D 2011 %I American Physical Society %J Physical Review Letters %K optomechanics atoms %P 143005+ %R 10.1103/physrevlett.107.143005 %T Optomechanical Cavity Cooling of an Atomic Ensemble %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.107.143005 %V 107 %X We demonstrate cavity sideband cooling of a single collective motional mode of an atomic ensemble down to a mean phonon occupation number ⟨n⟩min⁡=2.0-0.3+0.9. Both ⟨n⟩min⁡ and the observed cooling rate are in good agreement with an optomechanical model. The cooling rate constant is proportional to the total photon scattering rate by the ensemble, demonstrating the cooperative character of the light-emission-induced cooling process. We deduce fundamental limits to cavity cooling either the collective mode or, sympathetically, the single-atom degrees of freedom.

@article{SchleierSmith2011Optomechanical, abstract = {{We demonstrate cavity sideband cooling of a single collective motional mode of an atomic ensemble down to a mean phonon occupation number ⟨n⟩min⁡=2.0-0.3+0.9. Both ⟨n⟩min⁡ and the observed cooling rate are in good agreement with an optomechanical model. The cooling rate constant is proportional to the total photon scattering rate by the ensemble, demonstrating the cooperative character of the light-emission-induced cooling process. We deduce fundamental limits to cavity cooling either the collective mode or, sympathetically, the single-atom degrees of freedom.}}, added-at = {2013-09-09T23:59:35.000+0200}, author = {Schleier Smith, Monika H. and Leroux, Ian D. and Zhang, Hao and Van Camp, Mackenzie A. and Vuleti\'{c}, Vladan}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/266290261b292a119a1cae6ad3e783187/jacksankey}, citeulike-article-id = {9919926}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.107.143005}, doi = {10.1103/physrevlett.107.143005}, interhash = {d45da532741ccbc3c01b2ace39ead9ee}, intrahash = {66290261b292a119a1cae6ad3e783187}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {optomechanics atoms}, month = sep, pages = {143005+}, posted-at = {2011-11-15 00:52:03}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, timestamp = {2013-09-10T00:07:18.000+0200}, title = {{Optomechanical Cavity Cooling of an Atomic Ensemble}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.107.143005}, volume = 107, year = 2011 }