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arXiv:1409.0872 · Nature Physics

Resolving the vacuum fluctuations of an optomechanical system using an artificial atom

Florent Lecocq, John D. Teufel, José Aumentado, Raymond W. Simmonds

Published Jun 15, 2015• 100 citations
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10.1038/nphys3365

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