A phase-controlled ultralow-threshold phonon laser is proposed by using tunable optical amplifiers in coupled-cavity-optomechanical system. The multiplicative behavior of the individual enhancements, by engineering the phases and strengths of external parametric driving, makes it possible to achieve the strong-coupling regime of optomechanics, where the switching among radiation-pressure, parametric amplification, and three-mode optomechanical couplings can be realized and ultralowthreshold phonon lasing is observable. This opens up novel prospects for applications in, e.g. quantum acoustics, nonlinear phonon devices, and ultrasensitive motion sensing.
The quantum spin states of atomic ensemble are of special interesting for both fundamental studies and precision measurement applications. Here, we propose a scheme to prepare collective quantum states of an atomic ensemble placed in an optical cavity via homodyne measurement of probing light field. The effective interactions of atoms mediated by photons are enhanced by the optical cavity, and the output probe light could also be entangled with the collective spin states. By selectively measuring the quadrature of output light, we can prepare various quantum states, including superposition states of Dicke states and Dicke squeezed states. It is also demonstrated that the fidelity of prepared quantum state can be enhanced by repetitive homodyne detection and using longer probe laser pulses. Our scheme is feasible for experimental realization with current technologies, which may be used in future study of quantum mechanics and quantum metrology.
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