Conditional quantum states of a mechanical oscillator at room temperature
Speaker: Soroush Khademi
Affiliation: University of Queensland
Abstract
Slight deformations of an optical cavity changes its resonance frequency. Such deformations can happen due to the thermal vibrations of the bulk material forming the optical cavity. If the change in the resonance frequency is big enough, the light leaking out of the cavity is informative about the random thermal motion of the material. We engineer such optomechanical systems and then employ the information carried by the output light for estimating the motional state of the mechanical part. In this talk, I will discuss the physical requirements for achieving quantum (quantum squeezed or entangled) motional states at room temperature -- a critical possibility for mechanical resonance-based quantum technologies. I will also elaborate on our challenges for realizing such requirements in the lab and what we could achieve experimentally.
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