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SYNM: Symposium Frontiers of Nanomechanics

SYNM 1: Frontiers of Nanomechanics

SYNM 1.2: Hauptvortrag

Mittwoch, 28. März 2012, 15:30–16:00, H 0105

Quantum optomechanics: exploring the interface between quantum physics and gravity — •Markus Aspelmeyer — Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ), Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Austria

Quantum optics provides a high-precision toolbox to enter and to control the quantum regime of the motion of massive mechanical objects. This opens the door to a hitherto untested parameter regime of macroscopic quantum physics. Due to the large available mass range -- from picograms in nanomechanical waveguides to kilograms in mirrors for gravitational wave detection -- it becomes possible to explore the fascinating interface between quantum physics and (quantum) gravity in table-top quantum optics experiments. I will discuss a few examples.