Modular mechanical-atomic quantum systems

Projektinformationen

MODULAR

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 677548

DOI 10.3030/677548

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 16 Dezember 2015

Startdatum 1 Januar 2016

Enddatum 30 Juni 2022

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Gesamtkosten € 1 498 961,00

EU-Beitrag € 1 498 961,00

Koordiniert durch

UNIVERSITAT BASEL
Switzerland

Ziel

Atomic ensembles are routinely prepared and manipulated in the quantum regime using the powerful techniques of laser cooling and trapping. To achieve similar control over the vibrations of nanofabricated mechanical oscillators is a goal that is vigorously pursued, which recently led to the first observations of ground-state cooling and quantum behavior in such systems.

In this project, we will explore the new conceptual and experimental possibilities offered by hybrid systems in which the vibrations of a mechanical oscillator are coupled to an ensemble of ultracold atoms. An optomechanics setup and an ultracold atom experiment will be connected by laser light to generate long-distance Hamiltonian interactions between the two systems. This modular approach avoids the technical complications of combining a cryogenic optomechanics experiment and a cold atom experiment into a highly integrated setup. At the same time, it allows to investigate intriguing conceptual questions associated with the remote control of quantum systems.

The coupled mechanical-atomic system will be used for a range of experiments on quantum control and quantum metrology of mechanical vibrations. We will implement new schemes for ground-state cooling of mechanical vibrations that overcome some of the limitations of existing techniques, explore coherent mechanical-atomic interactions and Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen entanglement, and use such entanglement for measurements of mechanical vibrations beyond the standard quantum limit. The extensive experience of the PI in atomic quantum metrology and hybrid optomechanics will be a valuable asset in this endeavor.

Besides the interesting perspective of observing quantum phenomena in engineered mechanical devices that are visible to the bare eye, the project will open up new avenues for quantum measurement of mechanical vibrations with potential impact on the development of mechanical quantum sensors and transducers for accelerations, forces and fields.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › cavity optomechanics
• natural sciences › physical sciences › quantum physics
• natural sciences › physical sciences › astronomy › observational astronomy › gravitational waves
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › microscopy
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors

Schlüsselbegriffe

• Optomechanics

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Thema/Themen

• ERC-StG-2015 - ERC Starting Grant

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

ERC-2015-STG

Finanzierungsplan

ERC-STG - Starting Grant

Gastgebende Einrichtung

UNIVERSITAT BASEL

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 1 498 961,00
• Adresse: PETERSPLATZ 1 ; 4051 Basel ; Schweiz
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Nordwestschweiz › Basel-Stadt
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 1 498 961,00

Begünstigte (1)

UNIVERSITAT BASEL

Schweiz

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 1 498 961,00
• Adresse: PETERSPLATZ 1 ; 4051 Basel
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Nordwestschweiz › Basel-Stadt
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: € 1 498 961,00