Nanomechanical Resonators (IMAGE)

Stanford University - School of Humanities and Sciences

Nanomechanical Resonators

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Artist's impression of an array of nanomechanical resonators designed to generate and trap sound particles, or phonons. The mechanical motions of the trapped phonons are sensed by a qubit detector, which shifts its frequency depending on the number of phonons in a resonator. Different phonon numbers are visible as distinct peaks in the qubit spectrum, which are shown schematically behind the resonators.

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Wentao Jiang

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