Levitated optomechanics: A tutorial and perspective
Optomechanics, the study of the mechanical interaction of light with matter, has proven to be
a fruitful area of research that has yielded many notable achievements, including the direct …
a fruitful area of research that has yielded many notable achievements, including the direct …
Room-temperature quantum optomechanics using an ultralow noise cavity
At room temperature, mechanical motion driven by the quantum backaction of light has been
observed only in pioneering experiments in which an optical restoring force controls the …
observed only in pioneering experiments in which an optical restoring force controls the …
Ponderomotive squeezing of light by a levitated nanoparticle in free space
A mechanically compliant element can be set into motion by the interaction with light. In turn,
this light-driven motion can give rise to ponderomotive correlations in the electromagnetic …
this light-driven motion can give rise to ponderomotive correlations in the electromagnetic …
Searches for massive neutrinos with mechanical quantum sensors
The development of quantum optomechanics now allows mechanical sensors with
femtogram masses to be controlled and measured in the quantum regime. If the mechanical …
femtogram masses to be controlled and measured in the quantum regime. If the mechanical …
Suppressing recoil heating in levitated optomechanics using squeezed light
We theoretically show that laser recoil heating in free-space levitated optomechanics can be
arbitrarily suppressed by shining squeezed light onto an optically trapped nanoparticle. The …
arbitrarily suppressed by shining squeezed light onto an optically trapped nanoparticle. The …
[HTML][HTML] Quantum non-Gaussian optomechanics and electromechanics
Mechanical systems prepared in quantum non-Gaussian states constitute a new advanced
class of phenomena breaking the laws of classical physics. Specifically, such mechanical …
class of phenomena breaking the laws of classical physics. Specifically, such mechanical …
Thermal intermodulation backaction in a high-cooperativity optomechanical system
The pursuit of room temperature quantum optomechanics with tethered nanomechanical
resonators faces stringent challenges owing to extraneous mechanical degrees of freedom …
resonators faces stringent challenges owing to extraneous mechanical degrees of freedom …
Tuneable Gaussian entanglement in levitated nanoparticle arrays
Optically levitated nanoparticles emerged as an interesting platform for probing fundamental
physics. Quantum control of their motion (including potential shaping) predisposes them for …
physics. Quantum control of their motion (including potential shaping) predisposes them for …
Squeezed light from an oscillator measured at the rate of oscillation
Sufficiently fast continuous measurements of the position of an oscillator approach
measurements projective on position eigenstates. We evidence the transition into the …
measurements projective on position eigenstates. We evidence the transition into the …
Advantage of probabilistic non-Gaussian operations in the distillation of single mode squeezed vacuum state
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We consider distillation of squeezing in single mode squeezed vacuum state using three
different probabilistic non-Gaussian operations: photon subtraction (PS), photon addition …
different probabilistic non-Gaussian operations: photon subtraction (PS), photon addition …