Amplified opto-mechanical transduction of virtual radiation pressure
arXiv:1612.02953 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.053601
Abstract
Here we describe how, utilizing a time-dependent opto-mechanical interaction, a mechanical probe can provide an amplified measurement of the virtual photons dressing the quantum ground state of an ultra strongly-coupled light-matter system. We calculate the thermal noise tolerated by this measurement scheme, and discuss a range of experimental setups in which it could be realized.
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