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On-chip quantum tomography of mechanical nano-scale oscillators with guided Rydberg atoms
Quantum Physics · Submitted 31 Mar 2017
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The authors' main claim In a hybrid platform with both, we show that beams of Rydberg atoms in waveguides can quantum-coherently interrogate and manipulate nanomechanical elements, allowing full quantum state tomography.
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Nano-mechanical oscillators as well as Rydberg-atomic waveguides hosted on micro-fabricated chip surfaces hold promise to become pillars of future quantum technologies. In a hybrid platform with both, we show that beams of Rydberg atoms in waveguides can quantum-coherently interrogate and manipulate nanomechanical elements, allowing full quantum state tomography. Central to the tomography are quantum non-demolition measurements using the Rydberg atoms as probes. Quantum coherent displacement of the oscillator is also made possible, by driving the atoms with external fields while they interact with the oscillator. We numerically demonstrate the feasibility of this fully integrated on-chip control and read-out suite for quantum nano-mechanics, taking into account noise and error sources.
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| s0 | Nano-mechanical oscillators as well as Rydberg-atomic waveguides hosted on micro-fabricated chip surfaces hold promise to become pillars of future quantum technologies. | background 1.00 | 0.06 | 0.05 | hedged possibility 0.97 |
| s1 | In a hybrid platform with both, we show that beams of Rydberg atoms in waveguides can quantum-coherently interrogate and manipulate nanomechanical elements, allowing full quantum state tomography. | contribution 0.95 | 0.89 | 0.76 | asserted 1.00 |
| s2 | Central to the tomography are quantum non-demolition measurements using the Rydberg atoms as probes. | method 0.97 | 0.62 | 0.12 | asserted 1.00 |
| s3 | Quantum coherent displacement of the oscillator is also made possible, by driving the atoms with external fields while they interact with the oscillator. | contribution 0.48 | 0.76 | 0.10 | asserted 0.55 |
| s4 | We numerically demonstrate the feasibility of this fully integrated on-chip control and read-out suite for quantum nano-mechanics, taking into account noise and error sources. | contribution 0.60 | 0.91 | 0.34 | asserted 1.00 |
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Nano-mechanical oscillators as well as Rydberg-atomic waveguides hosted on micro-fabricated chip surfaces hold promise to become pillars of future quantum technologies. In a hybrid platform with both, we show that beams of Rydberg atoms in waveguides can quantum-coherently interrogate and manipulate nanomechanical elements, allowing full quantum state tomography. Central to the tomography are quantum non-demolition measurements using the Rydberg atoms as probes. Quantum coherent displacement of the oscillator is also made possible, by driving the atoms with external fields while they interact with the oscillator. We numerically demonstrate the feasibility of this fully integrated on-chip control and read-out suite for quantum nano-mechanics, taking into account noise and error sources.
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