Quantum Optics Seminar by Ivan Favero

Optomechanics: some new directions

Optomechanical devices, in which light interacts with miniature 
mechanical resonators, offer a new window on intermediate physical 
complexity.  Not only can they mutually interact and adopt regular 
collective behavior, but they also advance the resolution and speed of 
probes evolving in complex physical environments. We will discuss 
explorations of these new research lines in optomechanics, going from 
elementary quantum systems up to an interface with liquids and 
soft-matter.