Measuring nanomechanical motion with a microwave cavity interferometer

• Published in: Nature physics Vol. 4; no. 7; pp. 555 - 560
• Main Authors: Lehnert, K. W, Regal, C. A, Teufel, J. D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.07.2008; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Atomic; Classical and Continuum Physics; Complex Systems; Condensed Matter Physics; Fluctuations; Freezing; Mathematical and Computational Physics; Measurement techniques; Molecular; Nanotechnology; Optical and Plasma Physics; Oscillators; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Quantum theory; Theoretical; Transmission lines

A mechanical resonator is a physicist’s most tangible example of a harmonic oscillator. With the advent of micro and nanoscale mechanical resonators, researchers are rapidly progressing towards a tangible harmonic oscillator with motion that requires a quantum description. Challenges include freezin...