Observation of Quantum Motion of a Nanomechanical Resonator from PRL Editors’ Suggestions by Amir H. Safavi-Naeini, Jasper Chan, Jeff T. Hill, Thiago P. Mayer Alegre, Alex Krause, and Oskar Painter Author(s): Amir H. Safavi-Naeini, Jasper Chan, Jeff T. Hill, Thiago P. Mayer Alegre, Alex Krause, and Oskar Painter In this Letter we use resolved sideband laser cooling to cool a …
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Oct 05
Laser cooling of a nanomechanical oscillator into its quantum ground state
Laser cooling of a nanomechanical oscillator into its quantum ground state from Nature by Oskar Painter Laser cooling of a nanomechanical oscillator into its quantum ground state Nature 478, 7367 (2011). doi:10.1038/nature10461 Authors: Jasper Chan, T. P. Mayer Alegre, Amir H. Safavi-Naeini, Jeff T. Hill, Alex Krause, Simon Gröblacher, Markus Aspelmeyer & Oskar Painter The …
Sep 06
Dynamic modulation of photonic crystal nanocavities using gigahertz acoustic phonons
Dynamic modulation of photonic crystal nanocavities using gigahertz acoustic phonons from Nat. Photonics – AOP by Hubert J. Krenner Nature Photonics. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2011.208 Authors: Daniel A. Fuhrmann, Susanna M. Thon, Hyochul Kim, Dirk Bouwmeester, Pierre M. Petroff, Achim Wixforth & Hubert J. Krenner Abstract: Photonic crystal membranes provide a versatile planar platform for on-chip implementations of …
Sep 06
A single nitrogen-vacancy defect coupled to a nanomechanical oscillator
A single nitrogen-vacancy defect coupled to a nanomechanical oscillator by S. Seidelin Nature Physics. doi:10.1038/nphys2070 Authors: O. Arcizet, V. Jacques, A. Siria, P. Poncharal, P. Vincent & S. Seidelin Abstract: We position a single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre hosted in a diamond nanocrystal at the extremity of a SiC nanowire. Related Images:
Jul 28
Graphene Plasmonics
Graphene Plasmonics: A Platform for Strong Light–Matter Interactions by Frank H. L. Koppens, Darrick E. Chang and F. Javier Garcia de Abajo Graphene plasmons provide a suitable alternative to noble-metal plasmons Related Images:
Jul 25
Laser cooling of a nanomechanical oscillator into its quantum ground state.
Laser cooling of a nanomechanical oscillator into its quantum ground state. (arXiv:1106.3614v1 [quant-ph]) from quant-ph – arXiv by Jasper Chan, T. P. Mayer Alegre, Amir H. Safavi-Naeini, Jeff T. Hill, Alex Krause, Simon Groeblacher, Markus Aspelmeyer, Oskar Painter A patterned Si nanobeam is formed which supports co-localized acoustic and optical resonances that are coupled via …
Jul 25
Electromagnetically induced transparency and slow light with optomechanics
Electromagnetically induced transparency and slow light with optomechanics from Nature by O. Painter Electromagnetically induced transparency and slow light with optomechanics Nature 472, 7341 (2011). doi:10.1038/nature09933 Authors: A. H. Safavi-Naeini, T. P. Mayer Alegre, J. Chan, M. Eichenfield, M. Winger, Q. Lin, J. T. Hill, D. E. Chang & O. Painter Controlling the interaction between …
Jul 25
Psychology: Searching for the Google Effect on People’s Memory
[News & Analysis] Psychology: Searching for the Google Effect on People’s Memory from Science: Current Issue by John Bohannon In four cleverly designed experiments reported online this week in Science, psychologists confirm the so-called Google effect: a growing belief that people are using the Internet as a personal memory bank. Author: John Bohannon Four years …
Jul 22
Generation of ultrastable microwaves via optical frequency division
Generation of ultrastable microwaves via optical frequency division by S. A. Diddams Generation of ultrastable microwaves via optical frequency division Nature Photonics 5, 425 (2011). doi:10.1038/nphoton.2011.121 Authors: T. M. Fortier, M. S. Kirchner, F. Quinlan, J. Taylor, J. C. Bergquist, T. Rosenband, N. Lemke, A. Ludlow, Y. Jiang, C. W. Oates & S. A. Diddams …
Jul 21
In two places at once
In two places at once Quantum superpositions of objects consisting of millions of atoms may be achievable with cavity quantum optomechanical techniques. Published Thu Jul 07, 2011 A fundamental feature of quantum physics is superposition of states, such as the double slit experiment in which a particle passes through both slits at the same time …