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Quantum State Engineering of Light with Continuous-wave Optical Parametric Oscillators
Published on: May 30, 2014
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Correlaciones cuánticas de una cavidad optomecánica a temperatura ambiente
T P Purdy1, K E Grutter2, K Srinivasan2
1Joint Quantum Institute, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA. thomas.purdy@nist.gov.
Resumen
La retroacción de medición cuántica, la perturbación causada por la medición de un objeto
Área de la Ciencia:
- La mecánica cuántica
- La nanofísica
- Óptica
Sus antecedentes:
- La medición de la posición interfiere intrínsecamente con el movimiento de un objeto (acción de retroceso de medición cuántica).
- Este efecto suele estar enmascarado por el movimiento térmico en objetos macroscópicos.
- Observar la retroacción cuántica a temperatura ambiente es un desafío.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Observar y medir la retroacción de la medición cuántica en un sistema nanomecánico a temperatura ambiente.
- Desarrollar un método para distinguir la retroacción cuántica del movimiento térmico.
- Para explorar el potencial de la termometría cuántica calibrada.
Principales métodos:
- Utilizó un rayo nanomecánico y luz láser para medir las vibraciones.
- Introdujo fluctuaciones de fuerza óptica para inducir retroacción cuántica.
- Empleó una técnica de correlación cruzada para aislar los efectos cuánticos.
- Aprovechó la relación de incertidumbre medida-disturbación de Heisenberg.
Principales resultados:
- Se observó con éxito la firma de la medición cuántica hasta la temperatura ambiente.
- Demostró un método para diferenciar el movimiento impulsado ópticamente del movimiento térmico.
- Mostró el uso de correlaciones cuánticas para medir el tamaño del movimiento térmico.
Conclusiones:
- La retroacción de medición cuántica se puede observar y medir incluso a temperatura ambiente.
- El estudio proporciona un nuevo enfoque para la termometría absoluta utilizando principios cuánticos.
- Este trabajo une la mecánica cuántica y la termodinámica a nanoescala.
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