Title :
Superconducting microwave cavities as quantum nanomechanical transducers
Author :
Milburn, G.J. ; Woolley, M.J. ; Doherty, A.C. ; Schwab, K.C.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. Sci., Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD
Abstract :
We show how a superconducting coplanar microwave cavity can be used as a quantum limited displacement transducer for a nanomechanical resonator by demonstrating that nanomechanical squeezing can be detected in the cavity field.
Keywords :
coplanar waveguides; displacement measurement; microcavities; micromechanical devices; nanotechnology; superconducting cavity resonators; transducers; coplanar microwave cavity; coplanar waveguide; nanomechanical resonator; nanomechanical squeezing; quantum limited displacement transducer; quantum nanomechanical transducers; superconducting microwave cavities; Capacitance; Coplanar waveguides; Couplings; Inductance; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Superconducting microwave devices; Superconducting transmission lines; Testing; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
