Nanomechanics has brought mesoscopic physics into the world of vibrations. Because
nanomechanical systems are small, fluctuations are significant, the vibrations already …

Quantum decoherence plays a pivotal role in the dynamical description of the quantum-to-
classical transition and is the main impediment to the realization of devices for quantum …

Frequency stability is key to the performance of nanoresonators. This stability is thought to
reach a limit with the resonator's ability to resolve thermally induced vibrations. Although …

Carbon nanotube mechanical resonators have attracted considerable interest because of
their small mass, the high quality of their surfaces, and the pristine electronic states they host …

Quality factor (Q) is an important property of micro-and nano-electromechanical (MEM/NEM)
resonators that underlie timing references, frequency sources, atomic force microscopes …

Mechanical resonators are widely used in sensors, transducers and optomechanical
systems, where mechanical dissipation sets the ultimate limit to performance. Over the past …

In its most basic form an oscillator consists of a resonator driven on resonance, through
feedback, to create a periodic signal sustained by a static energy source. The generation of …

Mechanical resonators with high quality factors are widely used in precision experiments,
ranging from gravitational wave detection and force sensing to quantum optomechanics …

INTRODUCTION Nano-optomechanical systems (NOMS) are very small resonating
mechanical devices that have extraordinary sensitivity. The coupling of mechanical motion …

We have measured the thermal properties of suspended membranes from 10 to 300 K for
two amplitudes of internal stress (about 0.1 and 1 GPa) and for two different thicknesses (50 …