Nonclassical phonon pair

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Main Authors: Wang, Yu, Shen, Zhen, Zhang, Mai, Shi, Zhi-Peng, Kuang, Hong-Yi, Wan, Shuai, Sun, Fang-Wen, Guo, Guang-Can, Dong, Chun-Hua
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author Wang, Yu
Shen, Zhen
Zhang, Mai
Shi, Zhi-Peng
Kuang, Hong-Yi
Wan, Shuai
Sun, Fang-Wen
Guo, Guang-Can
Dong, Chun-Hua
author_facet Wang, Yu
Shen, Zhen
Zhang, Mai
Shi, Zhi-Peng
Kuang, Hong-Yi
Wan, Shuai
Sun, Fang-Wen
Guo, Guang-Can
Dong, Chun-Hua
contents Quantum-correlated photon pairs are crucial resources for modern quantum information science. Similarly, the reliable generation of nonclassical phonon pairs is vital for advancing engineerable solid-state quantum devices and hybrid quantum networks based on phonons. Here, we present a novel approach to generate quantum-correlated phonon pairs in a suspended silicon microstructure initialized in its motional ground state. By simultaneously implementing red- and blue-detuned laser pulses, equivalent high-order optomechanical nonlinearity -- specifically, an effective optomechanical four-wave mixing process -- is achieved for generating a nonclassical phonon pair, which is then read out via a subsequent red-detuned pulse. We demonstrate the nonclassical nature of the generated phonon pair through the violation of the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality. Our experimentally observed phonon pair violates the classical bound by more than 5 standard deviations and maintains a decoherence time of 132 ns. This work reveals novel quantum manipulation of phonon states enabled by equivalent high-order optomechanical nonlinearity within a pulse scheme and provides a valuable quantum resource for mechanical quantum computing.
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spellingShingle Nonclassical phonon pair
Wang, Yu
Shen, Zhen
Zhang, Mai
Shi, Zhi-Peng
Kuang, Hong-Yi
Wan, Shuai
Sun, Fang-Wen
Guo, Guang-Can
Dong, Chun-Hua
Quantum Physics
Quantum-correlated photon pairs are crucial resources for modern quantum information science. Similarly, the reliable generation of nonclassical phonon pairs is vital for advancing engineerable solid-state quantum devices and hybrid quantum networks based on phonons. Here, we present a novel approach to generate quantum-correlated phonon pairs in a suspended silicon microstructure initialized in its motional ground state. By simultaneously implementing red- and blue-detuned laser pulses, equivalent high-order optomechanical nonlinearity -- specifically, an effective optomechanical four-wave mixing process -- is achieved for generating a nonclassical phonon pair, which is then read out via a subsequent red-detuned pulse. We demonstrate the nonclassical nature of the generated phonon pair through the violation of the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality. Our experimentally observed phonon pair violates the classical bound by more than 5 standard deviations and maintains a decoherence time of 132 ns. This work reveals novel quantum manipulation of phonon states enabled by equivalent high-order optomechanical nonlinearity within a pulse scheme and provides a valuable quantum resource for mechanical quantum computing.
title Nonclassical phonon pair
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.24429