The field of cavity optomechanics is reviewed. This field explores the interaction between
electromagnetic radiation and nanomechanical or micromechanical motion. This review …

This paper gives a brief review of the basic physics of quantum optomechanics and provides
an overview of some of its recent developments and current areas of focus. It first outlines …

Interfacing a single photon with another quantum system is a key capability in modern
quantum information science. It allows quantum states of matter, such as spin states of …

Converting low-frequency electrical signals into much higher-frequency optical signals has
enabled modern communication networks to leverage the strengths of both microfabricated …

The simple mechanical oscillator, canonically consisting of a coupled mass–spring system,
is used in a wide variety of sensitive measurements, including the detection of weak forces …

The advent of laser cooling techniques revolutionized the study of many atomic-scale
systems, fuelling progress towards quantum computing with trapped ions and generating …

Optical laser fields have been widely used to achieve quantum control over the motional and
internal degrees of freedom of atoms and ions,, molecules and atomic gases. A route to …

We analyze the photon statistics of a weakly driven optomechanical system and discuss the
effect of photon blockade under single-photon strong coupling conditions. We present an …

Demonstrating and exploiting the quantum nature of macroscopic mechanical objects would
help us to investigate directly the limitations of quantum-based measurements and quantum …

Optomechanics experiments are rapidly approaching the regime where the radiation
pressure of a single photon displaces the mechanical oscillator by more than its zero-point …