… the damped harmonic oscillator [11, 12, 15, 20]. It was in the context of its solvability, that the
concept of the damping basis … the damped harmonic oscillator, the standard optomechanical …

“Cavity-optomechanics” aims to study the quantum … After briefly introducing optomechanical
systems and describing the … New basic science applications are also becoming apparent …

… damping mechanisms and we show that the optomechanical … optomechanical transducer
composed of the high-finesse cavity and the feedback loop. Basic relations of cold damping …

… We start by considering the quantum origin of optomechanical damping, treating the
optomechanical interaction term in the Hamiltonian of Eq. (2.3) using perturbation theory. Via the …

… a regime of larger driving, where the optomechanical damping rate opt of equation (12)
becomes negative. They appear once amplification exceeds intrinsic damping, ie when opt +M < …

… derive the basic consequences of the interaction (such as optomechanical damping and the
… , and present the quantum theory of optomechanical cooling. After studying nonlinear effects …

… The basic theory for dissipative tip-sample … to opto-mechanical damping driven by dissipative
near-field optical interaction. In our analysis, we assume that the opto-mechanical damping …

… In conclusion, we have demonstrated vibration amplification, damping, and self-oscillations
induced by carrier excitation. This new type of opto-mechanical coupling will expand the use …

… nano-scale optomechanical and electromechanical systems. … , nonlinear optomechanics
and many-body optomechanics are … Assuming a memoryless damping kernel and a negligible …

… the damping (gain) of the mechanical resonators by driving the optomechanical cavities with
… to realize mechanical PT symmetry by optomechanical systems. Here we propose to realize …