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Q: Fachverband Quantenoptik und Photonik

Q 62: Optomechanics

Q 62.5: Talk

Friday, March 15, 2019, 11:45–12:00, S SR 111 Maschb.

Quantum-optical tests of Planck-scale physics — •Shreya Prasanna Kumar and Martin Plenio — Institute of Theoretical Physics and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology (IQST), Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Universität Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany

Recently it was proposed to use cavity-optomechanical systems to test for quantum gravity corrections to quantum canonical commutation relations [Nat. Phys. 8, 393-397 (2012)]. Improving the achievable precision of such devices represents a major challenge that we address with our present work. More specifically, we develop sophisticated paths in phase-space of such optomechanical system to obtain significantly improved accuracy and precision under contributions from higher-order corrections to the optomechanical Hamiltonian. An accurate estimate of the required number of experimental runs is presented based on a rigorous error analysis that accounts for mean photon number uncertainty, which can arise from classical fluctuations or from quantum shot noise in measurement. Furthermore, we propose a method to increase precision by using squeezed states of light. Finally, we demonstrate the robustness of our scheme to experimental imperfection, thereby improving the prospects of carrying out tests of quantum gravity with near-future optomechanical technology.