Eva Weig

Department of Physics, University of Konstanz, Germany

Date

13 April 2016

Host

Christian Degen

Title

Exploring Classical Coherence with Nanomechanical Systems

Abstract

Nanomechanical resonators fabricated from strongly pre-stressed silicon nitride can exhibit millisecond coherence times at room temperature. We employ two strongly coupled flexural modes of the resonator as a model system to explore phenomena related to classical coherence. This yields fascinating insights into classical Landau-Zener dynamics, Rabi-, Ramsey- and Hahn-echo-type experiments, as well as Stückelberg interferometry — all well-known from their quantum counterparts.

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Eva Weig (left) with Christian Degen
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