| Zugriffsnummer | 29124 |
| Dokumenttyp | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Peer Review | unbekannt |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Titel | Coupled quantized mechanical oscillators |
| Autor(in); Institution |
Brown, Kenton R.; Georgia Tech Research Institute, Georgia, USA
Ospelkaus, Christian; QUEST Institute for Experimental Quantum Metrology, PTB-Braunschweig; Leibniz Universität, Hannover, GERMANY
Colombe, Yves; National Institute of Standards & Technology, Time & Frequency Division, Boulder, USA
Wilson, Andrew C.; National Institute of Standards & Technology, Time & Frequency Division, Boulder, USA
Leibfried, Dietrich; National Institute of Standards & Technology, Time & Frequency Division, Boulder, USA
Wineland, David J.; National Institute of Standards & Technology, Time & Frequency Division, Boulder, USA
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| Quelle/Jahr | Nature:(2011), 84, 196 - 199 |
| ISSN | 0028-0836 (PRINT) ; 1476-4687 (ONLINE) |
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| Verlag | London: Nature Publishing Group |
| Freie Schlagworte | oscillator ; electromagnetic fields in a cavity ; trapped ion ; macroscopic solid ; mutual Coulomb interaction ; electrical oscillator ; quantum simulation |
| Zusammenfassung | The harmonic oscillator is one of the simplest physical systems but also one of the most fundamental. It is ubiquitous in nature, often serving as an approximation for a more complicated system or as a building block in larger models. Realizations of harmonic oscillators in the quantum regime include electromagnetic fields in a cavity and the mechanical modes of a trapped atom or macroscopic solid. Quantized interaction between two motional modes of an individual trapped ion has been achieved by coupling through optical fields, and entangled motion of two ions in separate locations has been accomplished indirectly through their internal states. However, direct controllable coupling between quantized mechanical oscillators held in separate locations has not been realized previously. Here we implement such coupling through the mutual Coulomb interaction of two ions held in trapping potentials separated by 40 μm (similar work is reported in a related paper). By tuning the confining wells into resonance, energy is exchanged between the ions at the quantum level, establishing that direct coherent motional coupling is possible for separately trapped ions. The system demonstrates a building block for quantum information processing and quantum simulation. More broadly, this work is a natural precursor to experiments in hybrid quantum systems, such as coupling a trapped ion to a quantized macroscopic mechanical or electrical oscillator. |
