Tobias Kippenberg: Cavity Quantum Optomechanics
© 2012 EPFL
The excellence of the research performed at EPFL has once again been recognized at an international level. Tobias Kippenberg has received an ADVANCED GRANT 2012 from the European Research Council (ERC).
Cavity Quantum Optomechanics: Exploring mechanical oscillators in the quantum regime
In recent years the development of cavity otomechanical coupling has enabled to achieve the quantum regime of mechanical systems in an experimental setting. The present proposal building on these developments and demonstrate mechanical oscillators ability as a quantum technology. It seeks to investigate and utilize coherent coupling of ground state cooled mechanical oscillators for storage of single photons in mechanical oscillators, explore backaction evading measurements, explore quantum dissipation due to two level systems, demonstrate novel transducers and explore an microwave to optical quantum link based on effective optomechanical interactions. Tobias Kippenberg has laid the basis for these objectives within the framework of an ERC Starting Grant (call 2007) that demonstrated the methods to achieve the quantum regime of mechanical oscillator. The present proposal seeks to use the ERC Advanced Grant to directly build on the advances of this project.
Max ERC funding: 2.5 million Euros
Duration: 60 months
Host institution: EPFL
Project acronym: QUREM
Domain: Physical and Engineering Sciences