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Macroscopic quantum entanglement between an optomechanical cavity and a continuous field in presence of non-Markovian noise

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Abstract

Probing quantum entanglement with macroscopic objects allows us to test quantum mechanics in new regimes. One way to realize such behavior is to couple a macroscopic mechanical oscillator to a continuous light field via radiation pressure. In view of this, the system that is discussed comprises an optomechanical cavity driven by a coherent optical field in the unresolved sideband regime where we assume Gaussian states and dynamics. We develop a framework to quantify the amount of entanglement in the system numerically. Different from previous work, we treat non-Markovian noise and take into account both the continuous optical field and the cavity mode. We apply our framework to the case of the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory and discuss the parameter regimes where entanglement exists, even in the presence of quantum and classical noises.
Original languageEnglish
Article number013175
Number of pages14
JournalPhysical Review Research
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2024

Funding

We thank the Chen Quantum Group for helpful discussions. S.D. and Y.C. acknowledge the support by the Simons Foundation (Award No. 568762). K.W., C.G., and M.A. received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Unions Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (Grant Agreement No. 951234), and from the Research Network Quantum Aspects of Spacetime (TURIS). K.H. was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) through Project-ID 274200144 SFB 1227 (projects A06) and Project-ID 390837967-EXC 2123.

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 103025 Quantum mechanics
  • 103021 Optics

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