Single-photon opto-mechanics in the strong coupling regime

Author(s)
Uzma Akram, Nikolai Kiesel, Markus Aspelmeyer, Gerard Milburn
Abstract

We give a theoretical description of a coherently driven opto-mechanical system with a single added photon. The photon source is modeled as a cavity that initially contains one photon and that is irreversibly coupled to the opto-mechanical system. We show that the probability for the additional photon to be emitted by the opto-mechanical cavity will exhibit oscillations under a Lorentzian envelope, when the driven interaction with the mechanical resonator is strong enough. Our scheme provides a feasible route towards quantum state transfer between optical photons and micromechanical resonators.

Organisation(s)
Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information
External organisation(s)
University of Queensland
Journal
New Journal of Physics
Volume
12
No. of pages
12
ISSN
1367-2630
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/12/8/083030
Publication date
2010
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103026 Quantum optics, 210006 Nanotechnology, 103025 Quantum mechanics, 203017 Micromechanics
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/2a8e12eb-1d76-4d51-8d36-68e3d6fc4cb3