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We theoretically show that strong mechanical quantum squeezing in a linear optomechanical system can be rapidly generated through the dynamical instability reached in the far red-detuned and ultrastrong coupling regime. We show that this…

We demonstrate sub-femtometer displacement-sensing results achieved with a compact optical resonator-based laser interferometry technique called heterodyne cavity-tracking, intended for local displacement or inertial sensing with ultra-high…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-05-06 Shreevathsa Chalathadka Subrahmanya , Jonathan Joseph Carter , Oliver Gerberding

Ultrasound sensors have wide applications across science and technology. However, improved sensitivity is required for both miniaturisation and increased spatial resolution. Here, we introduce cavity optomechanical ultrasound sensing, where…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-17 Sahar Basiri-Esfahani , Ardalan Armin , Stefan Forstner , Warwick P. Bowen

We discuss a hybrid quantum system where a dielectric membrane situated inside an optical cavity is coupled to a distant atomic ensemble trapped in an optical lattice. The coupling is mediated by the exchange of sideband photons of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-02-18 B. Vogell , K. Stannigel , P. Zoller , K. Hammerer , M. T. Rakher , M. Korppi , A. Jöckel , P. Treutlein

An inertial sensor design is proposed in this paper to achieve high sensitivity and large dynamic range in the sub-Hz frequency regime. High acceleration sensitivity is obtained by combining optical cavity readout systems with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-23 Yanqi Zhang , Adam Hines , Dalziel Wilson , Felipe Guzman

We realise a simple and robust optomechanical system with a multitude of long-lived ($Q>10^7$) mechanical modes in a phononic-bandgap shielded membrane resonator. An optical mode of a compact Fabry-Perot resonator detects these modes'…

Ultrasensitive measurement of a small displacement is an essential goal in various applications of science and technology, ranging from large-scale laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors to micro-electro-mechanical-systems-based…

Optics · Physics 2020-01-08 Xinrui Wei , Jiteng Sheng , Yuelong Wu , Wuming Liu , Haibin Wu

Recently, remarkable advances have been made in coupling a number of high-Q modes of nano-mechanical systems to high-finesse optical cavities, with the goal of reaching regimes where quantum behavior can be observed and leveraged toward new…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-01-01 D. E. Chang , C. A. Regal , S. B. Papp , D. J. Wilson , J. Ye , O. Painter , H. J. Kimble , P. Zoller

Optomechanical systems have been proven to be very useful for precision sensing of a variety of forces and effects. In this work, we propose an opto-magno-mechanical setup for spatial displacement sensing where one mirror of the optical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-11 Tatiana Iakovleva , Bijita Sarma , Jason Twamley

Mechanical transduction of torque has been key to probing a number of physical phenomena, such as gravity, the angular momentum of light, the Casimir effect, magnetism, and quantum oscillations. Following similar trends as mass and force…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-06-07 P. H. Kim , B. D. Hauer , C. Doolin , F. Souris , J. P. Davis

Cavity optomechanics offers quantum cooling, quantum control and measurement of small mechanical oscillators. However the optical backactions that underpin quantum control can significantly disturb the oscillator modes: mechanical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-03 A. Pontin , H. Fu , J. H. Iacoponi , P. F. Barker , T. S. Monteiro

Applications of cavity optomechanics span from gravitational wave detection to the study of quantum motion states in mesoscopic mechanical systems. The engineering of resonators supporting strongly interacting mechanical and optical modes…

Nanoelectromechanical systems, or NEMS, are MEMS scaled to submicron dimensions. In this size regime, it is possible to attain extremely high fundamental frequencies while simultaneously preserving very high mechanical responsivity (small…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. L. Roukes

Nanomechanical resonators with increasingly high quality factors are enabled following recent insights into energy storage and loss mechanisms in nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). Consequently, efficient, non-dissipative transduction…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-04-11 Thomas Faust , Peter Krenn , Stephan Manus , Jörg P. Kotthaus , Eva M. Weig

Cavity optomechanics offers a versatile platform for both fundamental physics and ultrasensitive sensing. Importantly, resonant enhancement in both optical and mechanical responses enables the highly sensitive optical detection of small…

Implementing microelectromechanical system (MEMS) resonators calls for detailed microscopic understanding of the devices, such as energy dissipation channels, spurious modes, and imperfections from microfabrication. Here, we report the…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-03-22 Daehun Lee , Shahin Jahanbani , Jack Kramer , Ruochen Lu , Keji Lai

In this review, we study how a hybrid optomechanical system (OMS), in which a quantum micro- or nano-mechanical oscillator (MO) is coupled to the electromagnetic (EM) radiation pressure, consisting of an ensemble of ultracold atoms or an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-04-20 Ali Motazedifard , A. Dalafi , M. H. Naderi

: It goes without saying that at present MEMS Technology became one of the latest and emerging methods because of its miniaturization and effective cost. Now near the beginning recognition of disease became a major challenge in front of…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-11-04 Tejas S. Fanse

The monitoring of accelerations is essential for a variety of applications ranging from inertial navigation to consumer electronics. The basic operation principle of an accelerometer is to measure the displacement of a flexibly mounted test…

Quantum optical sensors are ubiquitous in various fields of research, from biological or medical sensors to large-scale experiments searching for dark matter or gravitational waves. Gravitational-wave detectors have been very successful in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-11 Mikhail Korobko , Jan Südbeck , Sebastian Steinlechner , Roman Schnabel