Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: We propose and analyze a setup to achieve strong coupling between a single trapped atom and a mechanical oscillator. The interaction between the motion of the atom and the mechanical oscillator is mediated by a quantized light field in a laser driven high-finesse cavity. In particular, we show that high fidelity transfer of quantum states between the atom and the mechanical oscillator is in reach for existing or near future experimental parameters. Our setup provides the basic toolbox from atomic physics for coherent manipulation, preparation, and measurement of micromechanical and nanomechanical oscillators.
Source: Physical Review Letters
Institutions: California Institute of Technology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Universität Innsbruck, Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information Innsbruck, Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado Boulder
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Austrian Science Fund
OpenAlex ID: W2050185399