Proposal for Observing Nonclassicality in Highly Excited Mechanical Oscillators by Single Photon Detection
arXiv:2311.03060 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.109.043505
Abstract
The preparation of pure quantum states with high degrees of macroscopicity is a central goal of ongoing experimental efforts to control quantum systems. We present a state preparation protocol which renders a mechanical oscillator with an arbitrarily large coherent amplitude in a manifestly nonclassical state. The protocol relies on coherent state preparation followed by a projective measurement of a single Raman scattered photon, making it particularly suitable for cavity optomechanics. The nonclassicality of the state is reflected by sub-Poissonian phonon statistics, which can be accessed by measuring the statistics of subsequently emitted Raman sideband photons. The proposed protocol would facilitate the observation of nonclassicality of a mechanical oscillator that moves macroscopically relative to motion at the single-phonon level.
arXiv comment5+5 pages, 4 figures
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