Extreme quantum nonlinearity in superfluid thin-film surface waves

Abstract We show that highly confined superfluid films are extremely nonlinear mechanical resonators, offering the prospect to realize a mechanical qubit. Specifically, we consider third-sound surface waves, with nonlinearities introduced by the van der Waals interaction with the substrate. Confinin...

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Main Authors: Y. L. Sfendla, C. G. Baker, G. I. Harris, L. Tian, R. A. Harrison, W. P. Bowen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:npj Quantum Information
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-021-00393-3