Macroscopic superpositions via nested interferometry: finite temperature and decoherence considerations

Recently, there has been much interest in optomechanical devices for the production of macroscopic quantum states. Here we focus on a proposed scheme for achieving macroscopic superpositions via nested interferometry. We consider the effects of finite temperature on the superposition produced. We al...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brian Pepper, Evan Jeffrey, Roohollah Ghobadi, Christoph Simon, Dirk Bouwmeester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/14/11/115025