Cavity optomechanics mediated by a quantum two-level system

J.-M. Pirkkalainen, S.U. Cho, F. Massel, J. Tuorila, T.T. Heikkilä, P.J. Hakonen and M.A. Sillanpää ()
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J.-M. Pirkkalainen: Aalto University
S.U. Cho: Low Temperature Laboratory, Aalto University
F. Massel: University of Jyväskylä, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä
J. Tuorila: University of Oulu
T.T. Heikkilä: University of Jyväskylä, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä
P.J. Hakonen: Low Temperature Laboratory, Aalto University
M.A. Sillanpää: Aalto University

Nature Communications, 2015, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: Abstract Coupling electromagnetic waves in a cavity and mechanical vibrations via the radiation pressure of photons is a promising platform for investigations of quantum–mechanical properties of motion. A drawback is that the effect of one photon tends to be tiny, and hence one of the pressing challenges is to substantially increase the interaction strength. A novel scenario is to introduce into the setup a quantum two-level system (qubit), which, besides strengthening the coupling, allows for rich physics via strongly enhanced nonlinearities. Here we present a design of cavity optomechanics in the microwave frequency regime involving a Josephson junction qubit. We demonstrate boosting of the radiation–pressure interaction by six orders of magnitude, allowing to approach the strong coupling regime. We observe nonlinear phenomena at single-photon energies, such as an enhanced damping attributed to the qubit. This work opens up nonlinear cavity optomechanics as a plausible tool for the study of quantum properties of motion.

Date: 2015
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