Coherent state transfer between itinerant microwave fields and a mechanical oscillator

Nature

Volumn 495, Issue 7440, 2013, Pages 210-214

  Palomaki, T A ^a   Harlow, J W ^a   Teufel, J D ^b   Simmonds, R W ^b   Lehnert, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OSCILLATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; COOLING; ENTROPY; FREEZING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SUPERCONDUCTOR;

EID: 84874969744     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature11915     Document Type: Article

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