Nonclassical light sources and frequency converters with integrated opto-mechanical systems

In this chapter, we discuss the theoretical and experimental progress in integrated opto-mechanical systems. Opto-mechanics is a quickly developing new field that has applications in precise measurements, classical-quantum transitions, etc. (Kippenberg and Vahala, 2008; Aspelmeyer et al., 2013). The study of optomechanics was back to Kepler, who found that the tails of comet were always way from the sun, and explained the phenomena as radiation pressure of light. In 1960s, Braginsky studied the role of radiation pressure in the context of interferometers (Braginsky and Manukin, 1967). He also proposed to cool the motion of the mirror by radiation pressure. The quantum ground state cooling of mechanical oscillator has been proposed in 2007 (Wilson et al., 2007). Marquardt et al., (2007) and realized in 2011 (Chan et al., 2011). The experimental study of classical-quantum transitions in the macroscopic regime will be the next goal in this field.