BACKGROUND Levitation of large objects has become a widely used technique in science
and engineering, and the control of levitated nano-and micro-objects in vacuum has gained …

Engines are systems and devices that convert one form of energy into another, typically into
a more useful form that can perform work. In the classical setup, physical, chemical, and …

A single particle trapped in a harmonic potential can exhibit rich motional quantum states
within its high-dimensional state space. Quantum characterization of motion is key, for …

We spatially expand and subsequently contract the motional thermal state of a levitated
nanoparticle using a hybrid trapping scheme. The particle's center-of-mass motion is …

Mechanical systems prepared in quantum non-Gaussian states constitute a new advanced
class of phenomena breaking the laws of classical physics. Specifically, such mechanical …

In this Letter, we explore the use of thermodynamic length to improve the performance of
experimental protocols. In particular, we implement Landauer erasure on a driven electron …

We analyze theoretically the motional quantum dynamics of a levitated dielectric sphere
interacting with the quantum electromagnetic field beyond the point-dipole approximation …

We introduce a method to solve nonlinear open quantum dynamics of a particle in situations
where its state undergoes significant expansion in phase space while generating small …

Manipulating quantum systems undergoing non-Gaussian dynamics in a fast and accurate
manner is becoming fundamental to many quantum applications. Here, we focus on …

Light-matter interaction in the ultrastrong coupling regime can be used to generate exotic
ground states with two-mode squeezing and may be useful for quantum-enhanced sensing …