Brillouin optomechanics: From strong coupling to single-phonon-level operations

Georg Enzian; Lars Freisem; John J. Price; Andreas O. Svela; Jack Clarke; Magdalena Szczykulska; Joshua Nunn; Ian A. Walmsley; Jonathan Silver; Leonardo Del Bino; Shuangyou Zhang; Pascal Del’Haye; Biveen Shajilal; Jiri Janousek; Ben C. Buchler; Ping Koy Lam; Michael R. Vanner

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Brillouin optomechanics: From strong coupling to single-phonon-level operations

Georg Enzian, Lars Freisem, John J. Price, Andreas O. Svela, Jack Clarke, Magdalena Szczykulska, Joshua Nunn, Ian A. Walmsley, Jonathan Silver, Leonardo Del Bino, Shuangyou Zhang, Pascal Del’Haye, Biveen Shajilal, Jiri Janousek, Ben C. Buchler, Ping Koy Lam, Michael R. Vanner^*

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Backward Brillouin scattering in whispering-gallery-mode micro-resonators offers an exciting avenue to pursue both classical and quantum optomechanics applications. Our team—the Quantum Measurement Lab—together with our collaborators, are currently utilizing this regime and the favourable properties it affords for non-Gaussian motional state preparation of the acoustic field. In particular, the high mechanical frequencies, and low optical absorption and heating provide a promising route to overcome current hindrances within optomechanics. Three of our recent experimental results in this area include: (i) Brillouin optomechanical strong coupling, (ii) single-phonon addition or subtraction to a thermal state of the acoustic field, and (iii) performing phase-space tomography of non-Gaussian states generated by single- and multi-phonon subtraction. This SPIE presentation will cover these three results, what they enable, and the broader direction of our lab including the prospects of this platform for quantum-memory applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology II
Editors	Jacob Scheuer, Selim M. Shahriar
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510649033
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2616725
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology II 2022 - Virtual, Online Duration: 20 Feb 2022 → 24 Feb 2022

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	12016
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology II 2022
City	Virtual, Online
Period	20/02/22 → 24/02/22

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Enzian, G., Freisem, L., Price, J. J., Svela, A. O., Clarke, J., Szczykulska, M., Nunn, J., Walmsley, I. A., Silver, J., Bino, L. D., Zhang, S., Del’Haye, P., Shajilal, B., Janousek, J., Buchler, B. C., Lam, P. K., & Vanner, M. R. (2022). Brillouin optomechanics: From strong coupling to single-phonon-level operations. In J. Scheuer, & S. M. Shahriar (Eds.), Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology II Article 120160E (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12016). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2616725

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Enzian, G, Freisem, L, Price, JJ, Svela, AO, Clarke, J, Szczykulska, M, Nunn, J, Walmsley, IA, Silver, J, Bino, LD, Zhang, S, Del’Haye, P, Shajilal, B, Janousek, J , Buchler, BC , Lam, PK & Vanner, MR 2022, Brillouin optomechanics: From strong coupling to single-phonon-level operations. in J Scheuer & SM Shahriar (eds), Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology II., 120160E, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 12016, SPIE, Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology II 2022, Virtual, Online, 20/02/22. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2616725

Brillouin optomechanics: From strong coupling to single-phonon-level operations. / Enzian, Georg; Freisem, Lars; Price, John J. et al.
Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology II. ed. / Jacob Scheuer; Selim M. Shahriar. SPIE, 2022. 120160E (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12016).

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