title: Quantum electromechanics on silicon nitride nanomembranes.
abstract: Radiation pressure has recently been used to effectively couple the quantum motion of mechanical elements to the fields of optical or microwave light. Integration of all three degrees of freedom-mechanical, optical and microwave-would enable a quantum interconnect between microwave and optical quantum systems. We present a platform based on silicon nitride nanomembranes for integrating superconducting microwave circuits with planar acoustic and optical devices such as phononic and photonic crystals. Using planar capacitors with vacuum gaps of 60 nm and spiral inductor coils of micron pitch we realize microwave resonant circuits with large electromechanical coupling to planar acoustic structures of nanoscale dimensions and femtoFarad motional capacitance. Using this enhanced coupling, we demonstrate microwave backaction cooling of the 4.48 MHz mechanical resonance of a nanobeam to an occupancy as low as 0.32. These results indicate the viability of silicon nitride nanomembranes as an all-in-one substrate for quantum electro-opto-mechanical experiments.
authors.affiliation: Kavli Nanoscience Institute and Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.|Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.affiliation: Kavli Nanoscience Institute and Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.|Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
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authors.lastname: Kalaee
authors.affiliation: Kavli Nanoscience Institute and Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.|Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
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authors.lastname: Pitanti
authors.affiliation: Kavli Nanoscience Institute and Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.|Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
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authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Norte
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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authors.lastname: Heinzle
authors.affiliation: Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.
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authors.lastname: Davanço
authors.affiliation: Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA.
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authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.affiliation: Kavli Nanoscience Institute and Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.|Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
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