A quantum heat machine from fast optomechanics

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Bennett, James S
Madsen, Lars S
Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina
Bowen, Warwick P
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2020
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We consider a thermodynamic machine in which the working fluid is a quantized harmonic oscillator that is controlled on timescales that are much faster than the oscillator period. We find that operation in this 'fast' regime allows access to a range of quantum thermodynamical behaviors that are otherwise inaccessible, including heat engine and refrigeration modes of operation, quantum squeezing, and transient cooling to temperatures below that of the cold bath. The machine involves rapid periodic squeezing operations and could potentially be constructed using pulsed optomechanical interactions. The prediction of rich behavior in the fast regime opens up new possibilities for quantum optomechanical machines and quantum thermodynamics.

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New Journal of Physics

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22

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10

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© 2020 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd on behalf of the Institute of Physics and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.

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Physical sciences

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quantum thermodynamics

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Bennett, JS; Madsen, LS; Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H; Bowen, WP, A quantum heat machine from fast optomechanics, New Journal of Physics, 2020, 22 (10), pp. 103028

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