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Strong mechanical squeezing and optomechanical steering via continuous monitoring in optomechanical systems

Huatang Tan, Huiping Zhan

Published Aug 27, 2019• 10 citations

Abstract

In this paper, we first consider the generation of mechanical squeezing in a dispersively or dissipatively coupled optomechanical system by continuously homodyning the output field of the optomechanical cavity. It is found that strong steady-state mechanical squeezing beyond the 3 dB limit can be achieved in both of the optomechanical systems. The properties of the squeezing are quite different for the two types of systems and the reasons for the differences are analyzed. We next consider the achievement of optomechanical steering in the dispersive or dissipative optomechanical system via continuously monitoring the position of the mechanical oscillator. It is revealed that the monitoring can lead the steady-state optomechanical entanglement to be enhanced considerably such that strong steerable correlations can be achieved between the mechanical oscillator and the cavity field. The effects of thermal phonons are studied and it is shown that the generated squeezing and steering are quite robust against the thermal fluctuations.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.100.023843

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