Superconducting circuits based on Josephson junctions exhibit macroscopic quantum
coherence and can behave like artificial atoms. Recent technological advances have made …

The search for experimental demonstration of the quantum behavior of macroscopic
mechanical resonators is a fast growing field of investigation and recent results suggest that …

Quantum mechanics provides a highly accurate description of a wide variety of physical
systems. However, a demonstration that quantum mechanics applies equally to macroscopic …

We present a quantum-mechanical theory of the cooling of a cantilever coupled via radiation
pressure to an illuminated optical cavity. Applying the quantum noise approach to the …

A quantum theory of cooling of a mechanical oscillator by radiation pressure-induced
dynamical backaction is developed, which is analogous to sideband cooling of trapped ions …

We describe a new scheme to interconvert stationary and photonic qubits which is based on
indirect qubit-light interactions mediated by a mechanical resonator. This approach does not …

Cold, macroscopic mechanical systems are expected to behave contrary to our usual
classical understanding of reality; the most striking and counterintuitive predictions involve …

In atomic laser cooling, preparation of the motional quantum ground state has been
achieved using resolved-sideband cooling of trapped ions. Here, we report the first …

The observation of the quantum states of motion of a macroscopic mechanical structure
remains an open challenge in quantum-state preparation and measurement. One approach …

We discuss prospects of building hybrid quantum devices involving elements of atomic and
molecular physics, quantum optics and solid-state elements with the attempt to combine …