Abstract
We analyse a proposal that we have recently put forward for an interface between matter-wave and optomechanical technologies from the perspective of macroscopic quantumness. In particular, by making use of a measure of macroscopicity in quantum superpositions that is particularly well suited for continuous variables systems, we demonstrate the existence of working points for our interface at which a quantum mechanical superposition of genuinely mesoscopic states is achieved. Our proposal thus holds the potential to affirm itself as a viable atom-to-mechanics transducer of quantum coherences.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 53-56 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Optics Communications |
Volume | 337 |
Early online date | 19 Jun 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 2015 |
Keywords
- Decoherence
- Macroscopicity
- Matter-wave interferometry
- Optomechanics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials