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Journal of Modern Optics

The synchronization and entanglement of optomechanical systems

Xu-Fei Yin, Wen-Zhao Zhang, Ling Zhou

Published Oct 27, 2016• 6 citations
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Abstract

We investigate synchronization and entanglement in two coupled cavity optomechanical systems. The classical synchronization, quantum synchronization and entanglement of the two cavity fields and the two mechanical oscillators are analysed, respectively. Our results show that the two cavity resonators are synchronization without entanglement, while the two mechanical oscillators are entangled with quantum-phase synchronization. We conclude that the quantum synchronization and entanglement have no affirmatory relationship although they are both signature of correlation.

DOI
10.1080/09500340.2016.1249977

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