The field of cavity optomechanics is reviewed. This field explores the interaction between
electromagnetic radiation and nanomechanical or micromechanical motion. This review …

Quantum manipulation of macroscopic mechanical systems is of great interest in both
fundamental physics and applications ranging from high-precision metrology to quantum …

Controlling the motional degrees of isolated, single nanoparticles trapped within optical
fields in a high vacuum are seen as ideal candidates for exploring the limits of quantum …

Entangling a mechanical oscillator with an optical mode is an enticing and yet a very
challenging goal in cavity optomechanics. Here we consider a pulsed scheme to create …

We propose and analyze a nanomechanical architecture where light is used to perform
linear quantum operations on a set of many vibrational modes. Suitable amplitude …

We study nonlinear effects in an optomechanical system containing a quantum well. The
nonlinearity due to the optomechanical coupling leads to a bistable behavior in the mean …

We demonstrate optimal state estimation for a cavity optomechanical system through
Kalman filtering. By taking into account nontrivial experimental noise sources, such as …

To search for and exploit quantum manifestations of classical nonlinear dynamics is one of
the most fundamental problems in physics. Using optomechanical systems as a paradigm …

We study the entanglement dynamics of two coupled mechanical oscillators, within a
modulated optomechanical system. We find that, depending on the strength of the …

We review and study the roles of quantum and classical fluctuations in recent cavity-
optomechanical experiments which have now reached the quantum regime (mechanical …