ENTANGLINGOPTICALANDMICROWAVECAVITYMODES BYMEANSOFOPTICALPARAMETRICAMPLIFIERS
AMANTINEGEROTASISA
Abstract
ABSTRACT In this thesis, we examine the production of quantum entanglement between optical and microwave cavity modes using a mechanical resonator and optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs). The interaction within this tripartite system is analyzed using the linearized quantum Langevin equations of motion and the linearization approximation, allowing us to study the dynamics of quadrature fluctuations in optical, microwave, and mechanical modes. Specifically, we look at the created bipartite entanglement characteristic in the subsystems of OC-MC, OC-MR, and MC-MR in an opto-electromechanical system. The addition of OPAs provides controlled gain and phase, allowing the system to overcome thermal noise and cavity losses, increasing nonclassical correlations. We use logarithmic negativity, Gaussian steering, and quantum discord to evaluate quantum correlations after solving the covariance matrix using the Lyapunov equation. The results demonstrate that variations in the OPAs nonlinear gain, its phase, and the surrounding temperature affect the degree of subsystem entanglement, which occurs close to the red-sideband detuning of the microwave cavity and is strongly depends on both the OPA gain and its phase. This hybrid technology enables long distance quantum state transmission across optical and microwave frequencies, a valuable resource for future quantum networks and quantum information systems. Keywords: optical cavity, microwave cavity, optical parametric amplifier