Mesoscopic physics of nanomechanical systems

A Bachtold, J Moser, MI Dykman - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022 - APS
Nanomechanics has brought mesoscopic physics into the world of vibrations. Because
nanomechanical systems are small, fluctuations are significant, the vibrations already …

Nano-opto-electro-mechanical systems

L Midolo, A Schliesser, A Fiore - Nature nanotechnology, 2018 - nature.com
A new class of hybrid systems that couple optical, electrical and mechanical degrees of
freedom in nanoscale devices is under development in laboratories worldwide. These nano …

Microwave-to-optics conversion using a mechanical oscillator in its quantum ground state

M Forsch, R Stockill, A Wallucks, I Marinković… - Nature Physics, 2020 - nature.com
Conversion between signals in the microwave and optical domains is of great interest both
for classical telecommunication and for connecting future superconducting quantum …

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 …

Non-classical correlations between single photons and phonons from a mechanical oscillator

R Riedinger, S Hong, RA Norte, JA Slater, J Shang… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
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 …

Generalized non-reciprocity in an optomechanical circuit via synthetic magnetism and reservoir engineering

K Fang, J Luo, A Metelmann, MH Matheny… - Nature Physics, 2017 - nature.com
Synthetic magnetism has been used to control charge neutral excitations for applications
ranging from classical beam steering to quantum simulation. In optomechanics, radiation …

Hanbury Brown and Twiss interferometry of single phonons from an optomechanical resonator

S Hong, R Riedinger, I Marinković, A Wallucks… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Nano-and micromechanical solid-state quantum devices have become a focus of attention.
Reliably generating nonclassical states of their motion is of interest both for addressing …

Optomechanical quantum teleportation

N Fiaschi, B Hensen, A Wallucks, R Benevides, J Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Quantum teleportation, the faithful transfer of an unknown input state onto a remote quantum
system, is a key component in long-distance quantum communication protocols and …

Controlling phonons and photons at the wavelength scale: integrated photonics meets integrated phononics

AH Safavi-Naeini, D Van Thourhout, R Baets… - Optica, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Radio-frequency communication systems have long used bulk-and surface-acoustic-wave
devices supporting ultrasonic mechanical waves to manipulate and sense signals. These …

A quantum memory at telecom wavelengths

A Wallucks, I Marinković, B Hensen, R Stockill… - Nature Physics, 2020 - nature.com
Nanofabricated mechanical resonators are gaining significant momentum among potential
quantum technologies due to their unique design freedom and independence from naturally …