Macroscopic quantum entanglement between an optomechanical cavity and a continuous field in presence of non-Markovian noise

Author(s)
S. Direkci, K. Winkler, C. Gut, K. Hammerer, M. Aspelmeyer, Y. Chen
Abstract

Probing quantum entanglement with macroscopic objects allows us to test quantum mechanics in new regimes. One way to realize such behavior is to couple a macroscopic mechanical oscillator to a continuous light field via radiation pressure. In view of this, the system that is discussed comprises an optomechanical cavity driven by a coherent optical field in the unresolved sideband regime where we assume Gaussian states and dynamics. We develop a framework to quantify the amount of entanglement in the system numerically. Different from previous work, we treat non-Markovian noise and take into account both the continuous optical field and the cavity mode. We apply our framework to the case of the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory and discuss the parameter regimes where entanglement exists, even in the presence of quantum and classical noises.

Organisation(s)
Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information
External organisation(s)
California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW)
Journal
Physical Review Research
Volume
6
No. of pages
14
ISSN
2643-1564
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2309.12532
Publication date
02-2024
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103025 Quantum mechanics, 103021 Optics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
General Physics and Astronomy
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/1a21ce4d-343f-4669-84e2-90030a858dc6