A scheme to probe optomechanical correlations between two optical beams down to the quantum level

Quantum effects of radiation pressure are expected to limit the sensitivity of second-generation gravitational-wave interferometers. Though ubiquitous, such effects are so weak that they haven't been experimentally demonstrated yet. Using a high-finesse optical cavity and a classical intensity noise [1], we have demonstrated radiation-pressure induced correlations between two optical beams sent into the same moving mirror cavity.