Quantum state reconstruction of an oscillator network in an optomechanical setting

We introduce a scheme to reconstruct an arbitrary quantum state of a mechanical oscillator network. We assume that a single element of the network is coupled to a cavity field via a linearized optomechanical interaction, whose time dependence is controlled by a classical driving field. By designing...

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Main Authors: Moore, Darren W., Tufarelli, Tommaso, Paternostro, Mauro, Ferraro, Alessandro
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Published: American Physical Society 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43794/
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author Moore, Darren W.
Tufarelli, Tommaso
Paternostro, Mauro
Ferraro, Alessandro
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description We introduce a scheme to reconstruct an arbitrary quantum state of a mechanical oscillator network. We assume that a single element of the network is coupled to a cavity field via a linearized optomechanical interaction, whose time dependence is controlled by a classical driving field. By designing a suitable interaction profile, we show how the statistics of an arbitrary mechanical quadrature can be encoded in the cavity field, which can then be measured. We discuss the important special case of Gaussian state reconstruction, and study numerically the effectiveness of our scheme for a finite number of measurements. Finally, we speculate on possible routes to extend our ideas to the regime of single-photon optomechanics.
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spelling nottingham-437942020-05-04T18:22:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43794/ Quantum state reconstruction of an oscillator network in an optomechanical setting Moore, Darren W. Tufarelli, Tommaso Paternostro, Mauro Ferraro, Alessandro We introduce a scheme to reconstruct an arbitrary quantum state of a mechanical oscillator network. We assume that a single element of the network is coupled to a cavity field via a linearized optomechanical interaction, whose time dependence is controlled by a classical driving field. By designing a suitable interaction profile, we show how the statistics of an arbitrary mechanical quadrature can be encoded in the cavity field, which can then be measured. We discuss the important special case of Gaussian state reconstruction, and study numerically the effectiveness of our scheme for a finite number of measurements. Finally, we speculate on possible routes to extend our ideas to the regime of single-photon optomechanics. American Physical Society 2016-11-07 Article PeerReviewed Moore, Darren W., Tufarelli, Tommaso, Paternostro, Mauro and Ferraro, Alessandro (2016) Quantum state reconstruction of an oscillator network in an optomechanical setting. Physical Review A, 94 (5). 053811/1-053811/10. ISSN 2469-9934 https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.053811 doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.94.053811 doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.94.053811
spellingShingle Moore, Darren W.
Tufarelli, Tommaso
Paternostro, Mauro
Ferraro, Alessandro
Quantum state reconstruction of an oscillator network in an optomechanical setting
title Quantum state reconstruction of an oscillator network in an optomechanical setting
title_full Quantum state reconstruction of an oscillator network in an optomechanical setting
title_fullStr Quantum state reconstruction of an oscillator network in an optomechanical setting
title_full_unstemmed Quantum state reconstruction of an oscillator network in an optomechanical setting
title_short Quantum state reconstruction of an oscillator network in an optomechanical setting
title_sort quantum state reconstruction of an oscillator network in an optomechanical setting
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43794/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43794/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43794/