Conveners
R1-1 Optomechanics -- minisymposium I (DCMMP-DAMOPC) / Optomécanique -- minisymposium I (DPMCM-DPAMPC)
- Frank Marsiglio (University of Alberta)
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Mark Freeman (University of Alberta)18/06/2015, 08:45Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)Invited Speaker / Conférencier invitéAn optomechanically-based magnetic resonance spectrometer will be described. The demonstration of inductive detection of nuclear spin precession, in 1945, launched magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a general-purpose tool. As a complement to this, the precession of magnetic dipoles can be choreographed to yield an AC mechanical torque on a torsion sensor. Optical transduction of mechanical...Go to contribution page
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Aashish Clerk (McGill University)18/06/2015, 09:15Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)Invited Speaker / Conférencier invitéThe field of quantum optomechanics involves studying the interaction of a mechanical resonator and photons in a cavity. It has seen remarkable progress in the past few years, and holds considerable promise for both fundamental studies of quantum phenomena, as well as applications to quantum information processing and ultra-sensitive detection. In this talk, I will discuss recent theory work...Go to contribution page
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Paul Barclay (University of Calgary)18/06/2015, 09:45Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)Invited Speaker / Conférencier invitéSingle crystal diamond is a desirable material for use in nanophotonics and optomechanics thanks to its well known excellent optical and mechanical properties. However, one can argue that diamond's most compelling characteristic its ability to host color center defects, such as the nitrogen vacancy, whose spin can be used to store and manipulate quantum information. These "artificial atoms"...Go to contribution page
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Mr Matthew Mitchell (University of Calgary)18/06/2015, 10:15Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)Cavity optomechanics provides a platform for exquisitely controlling coherent interactions between photons and mesoscopic mechanical excitations. Cavity optomechanics has recently been used to demonstrate phenomena such as laser cooling, optomechanically induced transparency, and coherent wavelength conversion. These experiments were enabled by photonic micro- and nanocavities engineered to...Go to contribution page
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Mr Sourabh Kumar (Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, Calgary T2 N 1N4, Alberta, Canada)18/06/2015, 10:30Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)Vigorous efforts are currently being undertaken to bring quantum effects such as superposition and entanglement to the macroscopic level. One prominent goal in this context is the creation of entanglement between a microscopic and a macroscopic system, following Schrödinger’s famous thought experiment that involved a decaying nucleus and a cat. A natural setting for testing these predictions...Go to contribution page