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Frontiers in Optics

Measuring the quantum harmonic oscillator

Andrew N. Cleland

Published Jan 1, 2010• 0 citations
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Abstract

By coupling a superconducting quantum bit to microwave electromagnetic and mechanical resonators, we can demonstrably achieve the resonators’ quantum ground states, and create photon and phonon Fock states, and arbitrary superpositions of photon Fock states.
DOI
10.1364/ls.2010.lwd3

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