Parametric amplification and back-action noise squeezing by a qubit-coupled nanoresonator

Nano Lett. 2010 Oct 13;10(10):3990-4. doi: 10.1021/nl101844r.

Abstract

We demonstrate the parametric amplification and noise squeezing of nanomechanical motion utilizing dispersive coupling to a Cooper-pair box qubit. By modulating the qubit bias and resulting mechanical resonance shift, we achieve gain of 30 dB and noise squeezing of 4 dB. This qubit-mediated effect is 3000 times more effective than that resulting from the weak nonlinearity of capacitance to a nearby electrode. This technique may be used to prepare nanomechanical squeezed states.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.