NRC Research and Fellowship Programs
Fellowships Office
Policy and Global Affairs

Participating Agencies

  sign in | focus

RAP opportunity at National Institute of Standards and Technology     NIST

Quantum Nanomechanics with Superconducting Microwave Circuits

Location

Physical Measurement Laboratory, Applied Physics Division

opportunity location
50.68.62.B7923 Boulder, CO

NIST only participates in the February and August reviews.

Advisers

name email phone
John Daniel Teufel john.teufel@nist.gov 303.497.5039

Description

In our lab, we study the quantum motion of engineered mechanical systems. By fabricating superconducting electromechanical circuits and measuring at cryogenic temperatures, we can address vibrational membrane modes using state-of-the-art microwave techniques. The strong interaction between microwave photons and mechanical motion serves as a natural test bed for the technological limitations and opportunities afforded by quantum mechanics. Likewise, these circuits display exquisite force and displacement sensitivity, approaching the standard quantum limit. We invite proposals that complement and expand on our work on these engineered mechanical systems as an emerging quantum technology.

 

References

Teufel JD, et al: Nature 475: 359, 2011

Teufel JD, et al: Nature 471: 204, 2011

 

key words
Nanomechanics; Superconductivity; Microwave; Optomechanics; Quantum circuits; Quantum optics; Micromechanics; Squeezing; Electromechanics;

Eligibility

Citizenship:  Open to U.S. citizens
Level:  Open to Postdoctoral applicants

Stipend

Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation
$82,764.00 $3,000.00
Copyright © 2024. National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.Terms of Use and Privacy Policy