Squeezing-enhanced dual-channel interference for ground-state cooling of a levitated micromagnet with low quality factor

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.07531v1
• Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:00:35 GMT
• Title: Squeezing-enhanced dual-channel interference for ground-state cooling of a levitated micromagnet with low quality factor
• Authors: Lei Chen, Zhe-qi Yang, Liang Bin, Zhi-Rong Zhong,
• Abstract summary: We propose a dual-channel cooling scheme based on squeezing-enhanced quantum interference.<n>We demonstrate that this cooling mechanism reduces the critical $Q_c$ required for ground-state cooling by three orders of magnitude.<n>Our results provide a feasible path toward preparing macroscopic quantum states by actively controlling the cooling dynamics.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Cooling the center-of-mass (CM) motion of a macroscopic oscillator to its quantum ground state is a fundamental prerequisite for testing quantum mechanics at macroscopic scales. However, achieving this goal is currently hindered by the stringent requirement for an ultrahigh mechanical quality factor ($Q_c$). Here, we propose a dual-channel cooling scheme based on squeezing-enhanced quantum interference within a hybrid levitated cavity-magnomechanical system to overcome this limitation. By synergizing squeezing effects with quantum interference between the magnon-CM and cavity-CM channels, our scheme simultaneously suppresses Stokes (heating) scattering while enhancing anti-Stokes (cooling) scattering.~We demonstrate that this cooling mechanism reduces the critical $Q_c$ required for ground-state cooling by three orders of magnitude, making it achievable in the experimentally accessible regime of $Q_c \sim 10^4$. Furthermore, the net cooling rate is enhanced by nearly 180-fold compared to that of conventional single-channel cooling. This improvement is accompanied by a two orders of magnitude reduction in both the steady-state CM occupancy and the cooling time. Importantly, this enhanced performance remains robust even deep within the unresolved-sideband regime. Our results provide a feasible path toward preparing macroscopic quantum states by actively controlling the cooling dynamics, thereby relaxing the constraints on intrinsic material properties.

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