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ELECTROMAGNETICALLY INDUCED TRANSPARENCY; WHISPERING-GALLERY MODES;
RADIATION-PRESSURE; OSCILLATOROptics; Physics;
Abstract:
We analyze how to exploit Brillouin scattering of light from sound for the purpose of cooling optomechanical devices and present a quantum-mechanical theory for Brillouin cooling. Our analysis shows that significant cooling ratios can be obtained with standard experimental parameters. A further improvement of cooling efficiency is possible by increasing the dissipation of the optical anti-Stokes resonance.