Massive quantum systems as interfaces of quantum mechanics and gravity

S Bose, I Fuentes, AA Geraci, SM Khan, S Qvarfort… - Reviews of Modern …, 2025‏ - APS
The traditional view from particle physics is that quantum-gravity effects should become
detectable only at extremely high energies and small length scales. Owing to the significant …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum non-Gaussian optomechanics and electromechanics

AA Rakhubovsky, DW Moore, R Filip - Progress in Quantum Electronics, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Mechanical systems prepared in quantum non-Gaussian states constitute a new advanced
class of phenomena breaking the laws of classical physics. Specifically, such mechanical …

Single-photon-induced phonon blockade in a hybrid spin-optomechanical system

LL Zheng, TS Yin, Q Bin, XY Lü, Y Wu - Physical Review A, 2019‏ - APS
We explore the photon-controlled phonon statistics in a hybrid spin-optomechanical system.
Here the proposed phonon blockade is based on the nonlinearity of system induced by the …

Enhancement of quantum sensing in a cavity-optomechanical system around the quantum critical point

SB Tang, H Qin, BB Liu, DY Wang, K Cui, SL Su… - Physical Review A, 2023‏ - APS
The precision of quantum sensing could be improved by exploiting quantum phase
transitions, where the physical quantity tends to diverge when the system approaches the …

Hybrid systems for the generation of nonclassical mechanical states via quadratic interactions

C Sánchez Muñoz, A Lara, J Puebla, F Nori - Physical review letters, 2018‏ - APS
We present a method to implement two-phonon interactions between mechanical resonators
and spin qubits in hybrid setups, and show that these systems can be applied for the …

Ground-state cooling of rotating mirror in double-Laguerre-Gaussian-cavity with atomic ensemble

YM Liu, CH Bai, DY Wang, T Wang, MH Zheng… - Optics express, 2018‏ - opg.optica.org
A scheme is proposed to cool a rotating mirror close to its ground state in a double-Laguerre-
Gaussian-cavity optomechanical system, where an auxiliary cavity and a two-level atomic …

Unconventional photon blockade with non-Markovian effects in driven dissipative coupled cavities

HZ Shen, JF Yang, XX Yi - Physical Review A, 2024‏ - APS
The photon blockade based on destructive quantum interference is called the
unconventional photon blockade (UPB), which has been intensively studied in Markovian …

Improving photon blockade, entanglement, and mechanical-cat-state generation in a generalized cross-Kerr optomechanical circuit

H Solki, A Motazedifard, MH Naderi - Physical Review A, 2023‏ - APS
We propose a feasible experimental scheme to improve the few-photon optomechanical
effects, including photon blockade and mechanical-Schrödinger-cat-state generation, as …

Quantum enhanced feedback cooling of a mechanical oscillator using nonclassical light

C Schäfermeier, H Kerdoncuff, UB Hoff, H Fu… - Nature …, 2016‏ - nature.com
Laser cooling is a fundamental technique used in primary atomic frequency standards,
quantum computers, quantum condensed matter physics and tests of fundamental physics …