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 …

Tailoring structure‐borne sound through bandgap engineering in phononic crystals and metamaterials: a comprehensive review

M Oudich, NJRK Gerard, Y Deng… - Advanced Functional …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
In solid state physics, a bandgap (BG) refers to a range of energies where no electronic
states can exist. This concept was extended to classical waves, spawning the entire fields of …

Cooling of a levitated nanoparticle to the motional quantum ground state

U Delić, M Reisenbauer, K Dare, D Grass, V Vuletić… - Science, 2020‏ - science.org
Quantum control of complex objects in the regime of large size and mass provides
opportunities for sensing applications and tests of fundamental physics. The realization of …

Cavity optomechanical sensing

BB Li, L Ou, Y Lei, YC Liu - Nanophotonics, 2021‏ - degruyter.com
Cavity optomechanical systems enable interactions between light and mechanical
resonators, providing a platform both for fundamental physics of macroscopic quantum …

Non-Gaussian quantum states and where to find them

M Walschaers - PRX quantum, 2021‏ - APS
Gaussian states have played an important role in the physics of continuous-variable
quantum systems. They are appealing for the experimental ease with which they can be …

Remote quantum entanglement between two micromechanical oscillators

R Riedinger, A Wallucks, I Marinković, C Löschnauer… - Nature, 2018‏ - nature.com
Entanglement, an essential feature of quantum theory that allows for inseparable quantum
correlations to be shared between distant parties, is a crucial resource for quantum …

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 …

Atoms and molecules in cavities, from weak to strong coupling in quantum-electrodynamics (QED) chemistry

J Flick, M Ruggenthaler, H Appel, A Rubio - Proceedings of the National …, 2017‏ - pnas.org
In this work, we provide an overview of how well-established concepts in the fields of
quantum chemistry and material sciences have to be adapted when the quantum nature of …

Creation and control of multi-phonon Fock states in a bulk acoustic-wave resonator

Y Chu, P Kharel, T Yoon, L Frunzio, PT Rakich… - Nature, 2018‏ - nature.com
Quantum states of mechanical motion can be important resources for quantum information,
metrology and studies of fundamental physics. Recent demonstrations of superconducting …

Non-classical microwave–optical photon pair generation with a chip-scale transducer

S Meesala, S Wood, D Lake, P Chiappina, C Zhong… - Nature Physics, 2024‏ - nature.com
Modern computing and communication technologies such as supercomputers and the
Internet are based on optically connected networks of microwave-frequency information …