Conveners
R1-1 Optomechanics -- minisymposium I (DCMMP-DAMOPC) / Optomécanique -- minisymposium I (DPMCM-DPAMPC)
- Frank Marsiglio (University of Alberta)
Mark Freeman
(University of Alberta)
18/06/2015, 08:45
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
An optomechanically-based magnetic resonance spectrometer will be described. The demonstration of inductive detection of nuclear spin precession, in 1945, launched magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a general-purpose tool. As a complement to this, the precession of magnetic dipoles can be choreographed to yield an AC mechanical torque on a torsion sensor. Optical transduction of mechanical...
Aashish Clerk
(McGill University)
18/06/2015, 09:15
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
The field of quantum optomechanics involves studying the interaction of a mechanical resonator and photons in a cavity. It has seen remarkable progress in the past few years, and holds considerable promise for both fundamental studies of quantum phenomena, as well as applications to quantum information processing and ultra-sensitive detection. In this talk, I will discuss recent theory work...
Paul Barclay
(University of Calgary)
18/06/2015, 09:45
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
Single crystal diamond is a desirable material for use in nanophotonics and optomechanics thanks to its well known excellent optical and mechanical properties. However, one can argue that diamond's most compelling characteristic its ability to host color center defects, such as the nitrogen vacancy, whose spin can be used to store and manipulate quantum information. These "artificial atoms"...
Mr
Matthew Mitchell
(University of Calgary)
18/06/2015, 10:15
Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)
Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)
Cavity optomechanics provides a platform for exquisitely controlling coherent interactions between photons and mesoscopic mechanical excitations. Cavity optomechanics has recently been used to demonstrate phenomena such as laser cooling, optomechanically induced transparency, and coherent wavelength conversion. These experiments were enabled by photonic micro- and nanocavities engineered to...
Mr
Sourabh Kumar
(Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary T2 N 1N4, Alberta, Canada)
18/06/2015, 10:30
Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)
Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)
Vigorous efforts are currently being undertaken to bring quantum effects such as superposition and entanglement to the macroscopic level. One prominent goal in this context is the creation of entanglement between a microscopic and a macroscopic system, following Schrödinger’s famous thought experiment that involved a decaying nucleus and a cat. A natural setting for testing these predictions...