Phonons play a key role in the physical properties of materials, and have long been a topic
of study in physics. While the effects of phonons had historically been considered to be a …

Photons with optical frequencies of a few hundred terahertz are perhaps the only way to
distribute quantum information over long distances. Superconducting qubits, which are one …

Mechanical systems prepared in quantum non-Gaussian states constitute a new advanced
class of phenomena breaking the laws of classical physics. Specifically, such mechanical …

Throughout quantum science and technology, measurement is used as a powerful resource
for nonlinear operations and quantum state engineering. In particular, single-photon …

Quantum non-Gaussian states of photons and phonons are conclusive and direct witnesses
of higher-than-quadratic nonlinearities in optical and mechanical processes. Moreover, they …

We develop a theoretical framework to describe how zero-photon detection may be utilized
to enhance optomechanical laser cooling via the anti-Stokes interaction and, somewhat …

Brillouin–Mandelstam scattering is one of the most accessible nonlinear optical phenomena
and has been widely studied since its theoretical discovery one hundred years ago. The …

We propose a scheme to generate robust optomechanical entanglement, ie, the
entanglement between a mechanical and an optical modes. This scheme is based on a …

Quantum optical measurement techniques offer a rich avenue for quantum control of
mechanical oscillators via cavity optomechanics. In particular, a powerful yet little explored …

A room-temperature mechanical oscillator undergoes thermal Brownian motion with an
amplitude much larger than the amplitude associated with a single phonon of excitation …