Quantum signal processing with mechanical oscillators
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<p>This thesis experimentally demonstrates how macroscopic mechanical oscillators can be used\ <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">to process and manipulate electromagnetic signals, i.e. light. Light shined upon an object can\ </span><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">cause it to move or, as in the case of a mechanical oscillator, vibrate. This interaction allows light\ </span><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">to be converted between vastly different frequencies, and provides an opportunity to manipulate\ </span><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">the time and frequency content of electromagnetic signals. The following chapters describe the\ </span><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">construction and measurement of systems that use electromagnetic resonators and highly tensioned\ </span><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">membranes as mechanical oscillators to manipulate electromagnetic signals with high efficiency\ </span><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">and extremely low added noise. These results show that mechanical oscillators can bring needed\ </span><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">signal processing capabilities to quantum information networks, where they can be used to connect\ </span><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">separate, physically distant, and otherwise mismatched cQED systems.</span></p>
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Year of Publication |
2015
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Degree |
Ph.D.
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Number of Pages |
134
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Date Published |
06-2015
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University |
University of Colorado Boulder
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Boulder, CO
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