Quantum Optical Control of Levitated Solids: a novel probe for the gravity-quantum interface

by Markus Aspelmeyer (Vienna Univ.)

Thursday 28 Nov 2019, 14:30 → 16:00 Europe/Rome

Aula Salvini (LNF)

The increasing level of control over motional quantum states of massive, solid-state mechanical devices opens the door to an hitherto unexplored parameter regime of macroscopic quantum physics. I will report on our recent progress towards controlling levitated solids in the quantum regime. I will discuss the prospects of using these systems for fundamental tests of physics, including the interface between quantum and gravitational physics.

Aspelmeyer_pdf.pdf