Motional sideband asymmetry of a solid-state mechanical resonator at room temperature

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2408.06498v1
• Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 21:23:38 GMT
• Title: Motional sideband asymmetry of a solid-state mechanical resonator at room temperature
• Authors: Yi Xia, Guanhao Huang, Alberto Beccari, Alessio Zicoschi, Amirali Arabmoheghi, Nils J. Engelsen, Tobias J. Kippenberg,
• Abstract summary: We sideband-cool a membrane-in-the-middle system close to the quantum ground state from room temperature. We observe motional sideband asymmetry in a dual-homodyne measurement.
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• Abstract: The motional sideband asymmetry of a mechanical oscillator interacting with a laser field can be observed when approaching the quantum ground state, where the zero-point energy of the mechanical oscillator becomes a sizable contribution to its motion. In the context of quantum optomechanics, it allows, in principle, calibration-free inference of the thermal equilibrium of a macroscopic mechanical resonator with its optical bath. At room temperature, this phenomenon has been observed in pioneering experiments using levitated nanoparticles. Measuring this effect with solid-state mechanical resonators has been compounded by thermal intermodulation noise, mirror frequency noise and low quantum cooperativity. Here, we sideband-cool a membrane-in-the-middle system close to the quantum ground state from room temperature, and observe motional sideband asymmetry in a dual-homodyne measurement. Sideband thermometry yields a minimum phonon occupancy of $\bar{n}_{eff}=9.5$. Our work provides insights into nonlinear optomechanical dynamics at room temperature and facilitates accessible optomechanical quantum technologies without the need for complex feedback control and cryogenic cooling.

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