The detection of Planck-scale physics facilitated by nonlinear quantum optics
Abstract
A tenet of contemporary physics is that novel physics beyond the Standard Model lurks at a scale related to the Planck length. The development and validation of a unified framework that merges general relativity and quantum physics is contingent upon the observation of Planck-scale physics. Here, we present a fully quantum model for measuring the nonstationary dynamics of a ng-mass mechanical resonator, which will slightly deviate from the predictions of standard quantum mechanics induced by modified commutation relations associated with quantum gravity effects at low-energy scalar. The deformed commutator is quantified by the oscillation frequency deviation, which is amplified by the nonlinear mechanism of the detection field. The measurement resolution is optimized to a precision level that is orders of magnitude below the electroweak scale.
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@article{arxiv.2510.07844,
title = {The detection of Planck-scale physics facilitated by nonlinear quantum optics},
author = {Wenlin Li and Chengsong Zhao and Najmeh Eshaqi-Sani and Zhiyu Jiang and Xingli Li},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.07844},
year = {2025}
}