Imprinting interference fringes in massive optomechanical systems
arXiv:1106.0202 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.84.064101
Abstract
An interferometric scheme for the creation of momentum superposition states of mechanical oscillators, using a quantum mirror kicked by free photons is analyzed. The scheme features ultra-fast preparation with immediate detection and should allow for the observation of signatures of momentum superpositions in a massive macroscopic system at non-zero temperatures. It is robust against thermalized initial states, displacement and movement, mirror imperfections, and the measurements' back-actions.
4 pages, 3 figures, 7 subfigures
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