"Quantum control of massive mechanical objects" (Prof. Yiwen Chu)
- Wednesday
- Datum: 23.07.2025
- Uhrzeit: 14:30 - 14:30
- Vortragende(r): Prof. Yiwen Chu
- ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- Ort: Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Hans-Kopferman-Straße 1, 85748 Garching
- Raum: Herbert Walther Lecture Hall
The question of how quantum mechanics applies to massive, macroscopic objects has fascinated scientists from the early days of quantum theory until now. While this question remains unanswered, techniques are being developed to control and measure increasingly complex systems in the quantum regime. Such efforts are also motivated and propelled by the promise of new quantum technologies.
I will give a brief overview of how recent advances in the fields of optomechanics and electromechanics have allowed us to explore the quantum behavior of solid-state mechanical objects and use them as new quantum resources. This will be followed by a few examples from my group’s work on quantum control of bulk acoustic resonators and using them as sensors for new physics.