Quantum Optomechanics

This lecture covers topics such as quantum state manipulation in resolved sideband systems, Hanbury-Brown-Twiss interferometry of single-phonon states, remote entanglement in mechanical oscillators, sideband cooling in unresolved sideband systems, feedback cooling of LIGO mirrors, microwave-to-optical conversion, atom-membrane entanglement, resolving the energy levels of a nanomechanical oscillator, dissipation dilution, quality factor landscape, soft clamping, strained nanomechanics, dissipation dilution toy models, realistic structures, and strained silicon-on-insulator material platform. The instructor discusses various experimental setups, quality factor measurements, and the impact of strain engineering on the quality factor of nanomechanical resonators.