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arXiv:1202.3273 · Physical Review Letters

Optomechanical Quantum Information Processing with Photons and Phonons

Kai Stannigel, Paulina Komar, Steven Habraken, Steven D. Bennett, Mikhail D. Lukin, P. Zoller, Peter Rabl

Published Jul 6, 2012• 470 citations
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Abstract

We describe how strong resonant interactions in multimode optomechanical systems can be used to induce controlled nonlinear couplings between single photons and phonons. Combined with linear mapping schemes between photons and phonons, these techniques provide a universal building block for various classical and quantum information processing applications. Our approach is especially suited for nano-optomechanical devices, where strong optomechanical interactions on a single photon level are within experimental reach.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.109.013603

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