Coherent atom optomechanic interface for precision sensing and quantum information
Abstract
Recent advances in atomic physics have led to creation of ultracold atoms and molecules with novel applications in navigation, precision sensing, quantum chemistry and condensed matter physics. The optomechanical structures offer interesting platforms to engineer light matter interactions mimicking atomic systems. Recently, hybrid atom optomechanical systems are being investigated as novel platforms to study new physical phenomena at the intersection of classical and quantum mechanics. To study the quantum interactions between light and atoms, the internal states of atoms can be fully decoupled from the external thermal noise using the laser cooling techniques. Moreover, combination of active and passive cooling techniques can cool mechanical modes of nano mechanical oscillators to their quantum ground state of motion. Using a combining these techniques, the coherent interaction between atoms and oscillators has already been observed, in the classical regime. The quantum interactions of this kind, however, requires engineering a strong, coherent and low loss interaction between hybrid modes of the system. If realized, such interaction regime will open the door to the development of novel applications in sensing and testing of fundamental laws of quantum physics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 14, 2022
- Source ID
- FA95501910371
Entities
People
- Mahdi Hosseini
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Purdue University
- United States Air Force