Present status and future challenges of non-interferometric tests of collapse models

M Carlesso, S Donadi, L Ferialdi, M Paternostro… - Nature Physics, 2022 - nature.com
The superposition principle is the cornerstone of quantum mechanics, leading to a variety of
genuinely quantum effects. Whether the principle applies also to macroscopic systems or …

Optomechanics with levitated particles

J Millen, TS Monteiro, R Pettit… - Reports on Progress in …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Optomechanics is concerned with the use of light to control mechanical objects. As a field, it
has been hugely successful in the production of precise and novel sensors, the …

Nano-acoustic resonator with ultralong phonon lifetime

GS MacCabe, H Ren, J Luo, JD Cohen, H Zhou… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The energy damping time in a mechanical resonator is critical to many precision metrology
applications, such as timekeeping and force measurements. We present measurements of …

Silicon carbide for integrated photonics

A Yi, C Wang, L Zhou, Y Zhu, S Zhang, T You… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) based on lithographically patterned waveguides provide
a scalable approach for manipulating photonic bits, enabling seminal demonstrations of a …

Gravitational decoherence

A Bassi, A Großardt, H Ulbricht - Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We discuss effects of loss of coherence in low energy quantum systems caused by or related
to gravitation, referred to as gravitational decoherence. These effects, resulting from random …

Fundamentals and applications of optomechanically induced transparency

H Xiong, Y Wu - Applied physics reviews, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Cavity optomechanical systems have been shown to exhibit an analogon to atomic
electromagnetically induced transparency that a transmission window for the propagation of …

Macroscopic quantum states: Measures, fragility, and implementations

F Fröwis, P Sekatski, W Dür, N Gisin… - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2018 - APS
Large-scale quantum effects have always played an important role in the foundations of
quantum theory. With recent experimental progress and the aspiration for quantum …

Ground state cooling of an ultracoherent electromechanical system

Y Seis, T Capelle, E Langman, S Saarinen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Cavity electromechanics relies on parametric coupling between microwave and mechanical
modes to manipulate the mechanical quantum state, and provide a coherent interface …

Gravitationally induced decoherence vs space-time diffusion: testing the quantum nature of gravity

J Oppenheim, C Sparaciari, B Šoda… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
We consider two interacting systems when one is treated classically while the other system
remains quantum. Consistent dynamics of this coupling has been shown to exist, and …

Testing the foundation of quantum physics in space via Interferometric and non-interferometric experiments with mesoscopic nanoparticles

G Gasbarri, A Belenchia, M Carlesso, S Donadi… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Quantum technologies are opening novel avenues for applied and fundamental science at
an impressive pace. In this perspective article, we focus on the promises coming from the …