ECAMP 15

In recent years, it has become possible to control and the measure the quantum states of the motion of macroscopic mechanical objects. Such efforts are motivated by both the study of fundamental science and the promise of new quantum technologies. I will give a brief overview of how recent advances in the fields of optomechanics and electromechanics have allowed us to explore the quantum behavior of solid-state mechanical objects and use them as new quantum resources. This will be followed by a few examples from my group’s work on quantum control of bulk acoustic resonators and using them as sensors for new physics.