Quantum ground-state cooling and tripartite entanglement with three-mode optoacoustic interactions

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates how three-mode optoacoustic interactions in an optical cavity can achieve quantum ground-state cooling and generate tripartite entanglement, advancing quantum control of mechanical systems in tabletop experiments.

Contribution

It introduces a three-mode scheme with optimal frequency matching that enhances optoacoustic coupling, enabling quantum ground-state cooling and entanglement in small-scale setups.

Findings

Achieves quantum ground-state cooling of milligram-scale oscillators.

Demonstrates robust stationary tripartite optoacoustic entanglement.

Enhances optoacoustic interactions via resonant mode coupling.

Abstract

We present a quantum analysis of three-mode optoacoustic parametric interactions in an optical cavity, in which two orthogonal transverse optical-cavity modes are coupled to one acoustic mode through radiation pressure. Due to the optimal frequency matching -- the frequency separation of two cavity modes is equal to the acoustic-mode frequency -- the carrier and sideband fields simultaneously resonate and coherently build up. This mechanism significantly enhances the optoacoustic couplings in the quantum regime. It allows exploration of quantum behavior of optoacoustic interactions in small-scale table-top experiments. We show explicitly that given an experimentally achievable parameter, three-mode scheme can realize quantum ground-state cooling of milligram scale mechanical oscillators and create robust stationary tripartite optoacoustic quantum entanglements.