Abstract
We have observed negative optical torsional rigidity in an 80 m suspended high optical power cavity that would induce the Sidles–Sigg instability as a result of sufficient circulating power. The magnitude of the negative optical spring constant per unit power is a few μN m/W as the result of the optical torsional stiffness in the yaw mode of a suspended mirror Fabry–Pérot cavity. It has been observed to depend on the g-factor of the cavity which is in agreement with the Sidles–Sigg theory.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | Article number 081105, 3pp |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
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