Eva Weig
Department of Physics, University of Konstanz, Germany
Date
13 April 2016
Host
Christian Degen
Title
Exploring Classical Coherence with Nanomechanical Systems
Abstract
Nanomechanical resonators fabricated from strongly pre-stressed silicon nitride can exhibit millisecond coherence times at room temperature. We employ two strongly coupled flexural modes of the resonator as a model system to explore phenomena related to classical coherence. This yields fascinating insights into classical Landau-Zener dynamics, Rabi-, Ramsey- and Hahn-echo-type experiments, as well as Stückelberg interferometry — all well-known from their quantum counterparts.
Eva Weig (left) with Christian Degen