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Pulsed quantum optomechanics

M. R. Vanner, I. Pikovski, G. D. Cole, M. S. Kim, Č. Brukner, K. Hammerer, G. J. Milburn, and M. Aspelmeyer
  1. aVienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ), Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Vienna, Austria;
  2. bQOLS (Quantum Optics and Laser Science Group), Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BW, United Kingdom;
  3. cInstitute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, A-1090 Vienna and A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
  4. dInstitute for Theoretical Physics and Albert Einstein Institute, University of Hannover, Callinstrasse 38, D-30167 Hannover, Germany; and
  5. eSchool of Mathematics and Physics, University of Queensland, Saint Lucia 4072, Australia

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PNAS September 27, 2011 108 (39) 16182-16187; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1105098108
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  1. Edited by Mikhail Lukin, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and accepted by the Editorial Board July 21, 2011 (received for review April 1, 2011)

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Abstract

Studying mechanical resonators via radiation pressure offers a rich avenue for the exploration of quantum mechanical behavior in a macroscopic regime. However, quantum state preparation and especially quantum state reconstruction of mechanical oscillators remains a significant challenge. Here we propose a scheme to realize quantum state tomography, squeezing, and state purification of a mechanical resonator using short optical pulses. The scheme presented allows observation of mechanical quantum features despite preparation from a thermal state and is shown to be experimentally feasible using optical microcavities. Our framework thus provides a promising means to explore the quantum nature of massive mechanical oscillators and can be applied to other systems such as trapped ions.

  • optomechanics
  • quantum measurement
  • squeezed states

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  • ↵1To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: michael.vanner{at}univie.ac.at.
  • Author contributions: M.R.V., I.P., G.D.C., M.S.K., Č.B., K.H., G.J.M., and M.A. designed research; M.R.V., I.P., G.D.C., M.S.K., Č.B., K.H., G.J.M., and M.A. performed research; and M.R.V., I.P., G.D.C., M.S.K., Č.B., K.H., G.J.M., and M.A. wrote the paper.

  • The authors declare no conflict of interest.

  • This article is a PNAS Direct Submission. M.L. is a guest editor invited by the Editorial Board.

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Pulsed quantum optomechanics
M. R. Vanner, I. Pikovski, G. D. Cole, M. S. Kim, Č. Brukner, K. Hammerer, G. J. Milburn, M. Aspelmeyer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Sep 2011, 108 (39) 16182-16187; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1105098108

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M. R. Vanner, I. Pikovski, G. D. Cole, M. S. Kim, Č. Brukner, K. Hammerer, G. J. Milburn, M. Aspelmeyer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Sep 2011, 108 (39) 16182-16187; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1105098108
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