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Quantum nanomechanics

Feeling the squeeze

Squeezed light allows quantum limits to be overcome in precision metrology. A new way of producing this special form of light has now been demonstrated by engineering the vibrations of nanostructured optical cavities.

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Figure 1: The Kerr effect.
Figure 2: A nanomechanical squeezer.

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Brawley, G., Bowen, W. Feeling the squeeze. Nature Photon 7, 854–855 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2013.285

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