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Aspelmeyer Group, University of Vienna


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We are currently in the process of moving to the Faculty of Physics at the University of Vienna. Stay tuned, we will be online soon...

In the meantime, enjoy some recent publications

Recent preprints (selection):

Phase-noise induced limitations on resolved-sideband cavity cooling of mechanical resonators
P. Rabl, C. Genes, K. Hammerer, M. Aspelmeyer
arxiv:0903.1607 [quant-ph] (2009)  

Mathematical undecidability and quantum randomness
T. Paterek, J. Kofler, R. Prevedel, P. Klimek, M. Aspelmeyer, A. Zeilinger, C. Brukner
arxiv:0811.4542 [quant-ph] (2008)


Books, monographs:

Mechanical Systems at the Quantum Limit
M. Aspelmeyer, K. Schwab (Eds.)
New Journal of Physics Focus Issue, New J. Phys. 10, 095001 (2008)


Journal articles (selection):

Observation of strong coupling between a micromechanical resonator and an optical cavity field
S. Gröblacher, K. Hammerer, M. R. Vanner, M. Aspelmeyer
Nature 460, 724-727 (2009)  [arxiv:0903.5293 [quant-ph] (2009)
]

Demonstration of an ultracold micro-optomechanical oscillator in a cryogenic cavity
S. Gröblacher, J. B. Hertzberg, M. R. Vanner, G. D. Cole, S. Gigan, K. C. Schwab, M. Aspelmeyer
Nature Physics 5, 485-488 (2009), published online 07 June 2009 (doi:10.1038/nphys1301)
[arxiv:0901.1801 [quant-ph] (2009)]

Establishing Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen channels between Nanomechanics and Atomic Ensembles
K. Hammerer, M. Aspelmeyer, E. S. Polzik, P. Zoller
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 020501 (2009) [arXiv:0804.3005v3 [quant-ph]]

Quantum Tomography: Measured Measurement
M. Aspelmeyer
Nature Physics 5, 11-12 (2009)


Quantum Mechanics: Entangled Families
M. Aspelmeyer and J. Eisert
Nature 455, 180-181 (2008)

Monocrystalline AlGaAs heterostructures for high-reflectivity high-Q micromechanical resonators in the MHz regime

G. D. Cole, S. Gröblacher, K. Gugler, S. Gigan, M. Aspelmeyer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 261108 (2008) [arXiv:0802.0465v2 [cond-mat.mes-hall]
]
        Selected for the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology (Issue 2, Vol. 18, July 2008)

Ground-state cooling of a micromechanical oscillator: comparing cold damping and cavity-assisted cooling schemes
C. Genes, D. Vitali, P. Tombesi, S. Gigan, M. Aspelmeyer
Phys. Rev. A 77, 033804 (2008) [arXiv:0705.1728v1 [quant-ph]]

Radiation-pressure self-cooling of a micromirror in a cryogenic environment
S. Gröblacher, S. Gigan, H. R. Böhm, A. Zeilinger, M. Aspelmeyer
Eur. Phys. Lett. 81, 54003 (2008) [arXiv:0705.1149v1 [quant-ph]
]


Creating and probing macroscopic entanglement with light
M. Paternostro, D. Vitali, S. Gigan, M. S. Kim, C. Brukner, J. Eisert, M. Aspelmeyer
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 250401 (2007)  [
quant-ph/0609210
]

Experimental test of non-local realistic theories without the rotational symmetry assumption
T. Paterek, A. Fedrizzi, S. Gröblacher, T. Jennewein, M. Zukowski, M. Aspelmeyer, A. Zeilinger
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 210406 (2007) [
arXiv:0708.0813v1 [quant-ph]]
        Selected for the Virtual Journal of Quantum Information (Issue 12, Vol. 7, Dec  2007)

An experimental test of non-local realism
S. Gröblacher, T. Paterek, R. Kaltenbaek, C. Brukner, M. Zukowski, M. Aspelmeyer, A. Zeilinger
Nature 446, 871-875 (2007) [arXiv:0704.2529v2 [quant-ph]]

Quantum Optics: Enlightened Chips
M. Aspelmeyer
Nature Photonics 1, 94-95 (2007)


Optomechanical entanglement between a movable mirror and a cavity field
D. Vitali, S. Gigan, A. Ferreira, H. R. Böhm, P. Tombesi, A. Guerreiro, V. Vedral, A. Zeilinger, M. Aspelmeyer
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 030405 (2007) [quant-ph/0609197]


A high-reflectivity high-Q micromechanical Bragg-mirror
H.R. Böhm, S. Gigan, G. Langer, J. Hertzberg, F. Blaser, D. Bäuerle, K. Schwab, A. Zeilinger, M. Aspelmeyer
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 223101 (2006) [cond-mat/0607771]
         Selected for the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology (Issue Dec 11, 2006)

Self-cooling of a micro-mirror by radiation pressure
S. Gigan, H. R. Böhm, M. Paternostro, F. Blaser, G. Langer, J. B. Hertzberg, K. Schwab, D. Bäuerle, M. Aspelmeyer, A. Zeilinger
Nature 444, 67-70 (2006) [quant-ph/0607068]

Reconstructing the dynamics of a movable mirror in a detuned optical cavity
M. Paternostro, S. Gigan, M. S. Kim, F. Blaser, H. R. Böhm, M. Aspelmeyer
New Journal of Physics 8, 107 (2006)


Experimental One Way Quantum Computing

P. Walther, K. Resch, T. Rudolph, E. Schenck, V. Vedral, H. Weinfurter, M. Aspelmeyer, A. Zeilinger
Nature 434, 169-176 (2005) [quant-ph/0503126]

Nonlocality of cluster states of qubits
V. Scarani, A. Acin, E. Schenck, M. Aspelmeyer
Phys. Rev. A 71, 042325 (2005) [quant-ph/0405119]

Happy Centenary, Photon
A. Zeilinger, G. Weihs, T. Jennewein, M. Aspelmeyer
Nature 433, 230-238 (2005); Corrigendum: Nature 446, 342 (2007)


Long distance quantum teleportation with active unitary transformation

R. Ursin, T. Jennewein, M. Aspelmeyer, R. Kaltenbaek, M. Lindenthal, P. Walther, A. Zeilinger
Nature 430, 849 (2004)

De Broglie Wavelength of a Nonlocal Four-Photon State
P. Walther, J.-W. Pan, M. Aspelmeyer, R. Ursin, S. Gasparoni, A. Zeilinger
Nature 429, 158-161 (2004) [quant-ph/0312197]
        Selected by the International Institute of Physics as one of the top ten Physics Highlights in 2004



Long-Distance Free-Space Distribution of Quantum Entanglement
M. Aspelmeyer, H. R. Böhm, T. Gyatso, T. Jennewein, R. Kaltenbaek, M. Lindenthal, G. Molina-Terriza, A. Poppe, K. Resch, M. Taraba, R. Ursin, P. Walther, A. Zeilinger
Science 301, 621-623 (2003)

Experimental Realization of Freely Propagating Teleported Qubits
J.-W. Pan, S. Gasparoni, M. Aspelmeyer, T. Jennewein, A. Zeilinger
Nature 421, 721-725 (2003)
        Selected by the International Institute of Physics as one of the top ten Physics Highlights in 2003


Popular science articles, misc. (selection)

A quantum renaissance
M. Aspelmeyer, A. Zeilinger
Physics World 21, No.7, July 2008


Des photons qui défient le réel

M. Aspelmeyer, A. Zeilinger
La Recherche, No 418, 36-39, April 2008


Quantenkommunikation mit Zwischenspeicher
M. Aspelmeyer
Physik Journal 7, Nr. 4, 19-21, April 2008


A quantum leap in computing power

T. Calarco, M. Aspelmeyer, D. Binosi, R. Blatt, A. Zeilinger
Public Service Review: European Union 15, 438-439 (2008)


Was ist Licht – Physik der Photonen
M. Aspelmeyer, T. Jennewein, G. Weihs, A. Zeilinger:
Sterne und Weltall (SuW) Special, „Licht“, No.1, Mai 2005