Nanomechanics has brought mesoscopic physics into the world of vibrations. Because
nanomechanical systems are small, fluctuations are significant, the vibrations already …

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

Dynamical backaction resulting from radiation pressure forces in optomechanical systems
has proven to be a versatile tool for manipulating mechanical vibrations. Notably, dynamical …

According to quantum mechanics, a harmonic oscillator can never be completely at rest.
Even in the ground state, its position will always have fluctuations, called the zero-point …

The simple mechanical oscillator, canonically consisting of a coupled mass–spring system,
is used in a wide variety of sensitive measurements, including the detection of weak forces …

Microwave photons trapped in a superconducting cavity constitute an ideal system to realize
some of the thought experiments imagined by the founding fathers of quantum physics. The …

A pair of conjugate observables, such as the quadrature amplitudes of harmonic motion,
have fundamental fluctuations that are bound by the Heisenberg uncertainty relation …

The advent of laser cooling techniques revolutionized the study of many atomic-scale
systems, fuelling progress towards quantum computing with trapped ions and generating …

Controlling the interaction between localized optical and mechanical excitations has
recently become possible following advances in micro-and nanofabrication techniques,. So …

Quantum mechanics provides a highly accurate description of a wide variety of physical
systems. However, a demonstration that quantum mechanics applies equally to macroscopic …