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  • Quantum physics and quantum mechanics
  • Cavity optomechanics and electromechanics
  • Macroscopic quantum phenomena

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  • Investigating quantum nature of macroscopic objects is crucial for quantum measurements, information protocols, and testing quantum coherence.
  • Long-lived mechanical states are essential for observing macroscopic quantum behavior.
  • Previous quantum behavior observations were limited to low-quality-factor mechanical systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To achieve strong coupling in cavity optomechanics for enhanced quantum control.
  • To explore quantum behavior in macroscopic mechanical systems.
  • To enable ground-state cooling and coherent control of quantum mechanical states.

Main Methods:

  • Incorporated a free-standing, flexible aluminum membrane into a lumped-element superconducting resonant cavity.
  • Achieved strong coupling by increasing single-photon coupling strength by over two orders of magnitude.
  • Utilized a parametric drive tone to dramatically increase overall coupling strength into the quantum-enabled regime.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated a significant increase in single-photon coupling strength between the mechanical oscillator and cavity resonance.
  • Achieved the quantum-enabled, strong-coupling regime, evidenced by a maximum normal-mode splitting of nearly six bare cavity linewidths.
  • Spectroscopic measurements of 'dressed states' showed excellent agreement with theoretical predictions.

Conclusions:

  • The developed circuit architecture provides a practical pathway to ground-state cooling of mechanical motion.
  • Enables coherent control and measurement of long-lived quantum states of macroscopic mechanical objects.
  • Advances the investigation of macroscopic quantum coherence and limitations of quantum protocols.