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Macroscopic entanglement by entanglement swapping.

Stefano Pirandola1, David Vitali, Paolo Tombesi

  • 1Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Camerino, I-62032 Camerino, Italy.

Physical Review Letters
|December 13, 2006
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Researchers created a new method to entangle micromechanical oscillators using quantum radiation pressure. This technique utilizes entanglement swapping and optical measurements to achieve purely mechanical entanglement.

Area of Science:

  • Quantum physics
  • Optomechanics
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Quantum entanglement is a fundamental phenomenon with applications in quantum computing and sensing.
  • Micromechanical oscillators are nanoscale devices that can be used to probe quantum phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel scheme for entangling two micromechanical oscillators.
  • To exploit quantum effects of radiation pressure for mechanical entanglement.
  • To provide a general solution for entanglement swapping between bipartite Gaussian states.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing quantum effects of radiation pressure.
  • Applying a novel scheme of entanglement swapping.
  • Employing standard optical measurements.

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  • Solving the general problem of entanglement swapping for arbitrary bipartite Gaussian states.

    • Main Results:

    • Achieved purely mechanical entanglement between two micromechanical oscillators.
    • Developed simple input-output formulas for entanglement swapping between bipartite Gaussian states.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed scheme offers a new pathway for generating mechanical entanglement.
    • The developed theoretical framework can be applied to various quantum systems.