Work

Optomechanics

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Coherent optical systems combined with micromechanical devices may enable development of ultrasensitive force sensors and quantum information processing technology, as well as permit observation of quantum behavior in large-scale structures.

Source: Physics

DOI: 10.1103/physics.2.40

Authors: Florian Marquardt, Steven Girvin

Institutions: Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Yale University

Language: English

Topic: Mechanical and Optical Resonators

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Institute for Materials Science, Division of Materials Research

Awards: FRG: Center for Quantum Information Physics, Condensed Matter Theory