1. Introduction to Nanomechanics (Fall 2012)
Martino Poggio

2. Cooling Mechanical Resonators
Achieve ultimate force resolution
Approach the quantum regime
Measure mechanical superpositions and coherences
Introduction to Nanomechanics

3. Strategies for Cooling Resonators
“Brute force”: High resonance frequencies & low reservoir temperatures
Damping mechanical motion
Cavity cooling
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4. Mechanical Resonator Spectrum
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5. Minimum added position noise
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6. The Standard Quantum Limit
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7. Experimental Situation
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8. Introduction to Nanomechanics
Final Paper
Due on
4-5 pages long
Short 5-min abstract-style presentation in the Exercise Session on
List of papers will be provided this week
Feel free to request papers outside the list
Briefly summarize results, relate to concepts discussed in the course, and discuss importance in the field
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