A review of coherent and collective quantum optical effects like superradiance and coherent
population trapping in mesoscopic systems is presented. Various new physical realizations …

Quantum electromechanical systems are nano-to-micrometer (micron) scale mechanical
resonators coupled to electronic devices of comparable dimensions, such that the …

By coupling a single-electron transistor to a high–quality factor, 19.7-megahertz
nanomechanical resonator, we demonstrate position detection approaching that set by the …

Quantum mechanics demands that the act of measurement must affect the measured object.
When a linear amplifier is used to continuously monitor the position of an object, the …

Electromechanical devices are rapidly being miniaturized, following the trend in commercial
transistor electronics. Miniature electromechanical devices—now with dimensions in the …

We show two effects as a result of considering the second-order correction to the spectrum
of a nanomechanical resonator electrostatically coupled to a Cooper-pair box. The spectrum …

Based on the Hubbard–Stratonovich transformation, the dissipative interaction between the
system of interest and the heat bath is decoupled and the separated system and bath thus …

The standard notion of a classical limit, represented schematically by ℏ→ 0, provides a
method for approximating a quantum system by a classical one. In this work, we explain why …

For quantum transport through mesoscopic systems, a quantum master-equation approach
is developed in terms of compact expressions for the transport current and the reduced …

We study the statistical properties of charge and energy transport in electron conducting
junctions with electron-phonon interactions, specifically, the thermoelectric efficiency and its …