Measuring nanomechanical motion with a microwave cavity interferometer

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 555-560

  Regal, C A ^a,b   Teufel, J D ^a   Lehnert, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); RESONATORS;

HARMONIC OSCILLATORS; MECHANICAL RESONATORS; MILLIKELVIN TEMPERATURES; NANOMECHANICAL MOTION; QUANTUM DESCRIPTION; QUANTUM FLUCTUATION; STANDARD QUANTUM LIMITS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSMISSION LINES;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 46649094976     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys974     Document Type: Article

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