Phonon number quantum jumps in an optomechanical system

Details Phonon number quantum jumps in an optomechanical system Phonon number quantum jumps in an optomechanical system

2011-01-19

arxiv.org/abs/1101.3604v2

New J. Phys. 13 (2011) 043024

Physics

Quantum Physics

13 pages, 4 figures. minor revisions since first version

Scientific paper

10.1088/1367-2630/13/4/043024

We describe an optomechanical system in which the mean phonon number of a single mechanical mode conditionally displaces the amplitude of the optical field. Using homodyne detection of the output field we establish the conditions under which phonon number quantum jumps can be inferred from the measurement record: both the cavity damping rate and the measurement rate of the phonon number must be much greater than the thermalization rate of the mechanical mode. We present simulations of the conditional dynamics of the measured system using the stochastic master equation. In the good-measurement limit, the conditional evolution of the mean phonon number shows quantum jumps as phonons enter and exit the mechanical resonator via the bath.

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