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Quantum Thermodynamics and Optomechanics

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Authors:
  1. Juliette Monsel

    1. Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden

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  • Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the UniversitĂ© Grenoble Alpes, France
  • Presents outstanding candidate platforms for exploring quantum thermodynamics, particularly direct measurements of work fluctuations
  • Contains numerical simulation results with realistic parameters demonstrating the feasibility of the proposals

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Juliette Monsel
    Pages 1-9

  3. Thermodynamics of Open Quantum Systems

    • Juliette Monsel
    Pages 11-28

  4. Average Thermodynamics of Hybrid Optomechanical Systems

    • Juliette Monsel
    Pages 29-44

  5. Stochastic Thermodynamics of Hybrid Optomechanical Systems

    • Juliette Monsel
    Pages 45-63

  6. Optomechanical Energy Conversion

    • Juliette Monsel
    Pages 65-90

  7. Coherent Quantum Engine

    • Juliette Monsel
    Pages 91-118

  8. Conclusion

    • Juliette Monsel
    Pages 119-122

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 123-129
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About this book

This thesis demonstrates the potential of two platforms to explore experimentally the emerging field of quantum thermodynamics that has remained mostly theoretical so far. It proposes methods to define and measure work in the quantum regime. The most important part of the thesis focuses on hybrid optomechanical devices, evidencing that they are proper candidates to measure directly the fluctuations of work and the corresponding fluctuation theorem. Such devices could also give rise to the observation of mechanical lasing and cooling, based on mechanisms similar to a heat engine. The final part of the thesis studies how quantum coherence can improve work extraction in superconducting circuits. All the proposals greatly clarify the concept of work since they are based on measurable quantities in state of the art devices. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden

    Juliette Monsel

About the author

Juliette Monsel is a postdoctoral researcher at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. She received her PhD from the University of Grenoble Alpes, France, in 2019.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Quantum Thermodynamics and Optomechanics

  • Authors: Juliette Monsel

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54971-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54970-1Published: 19 September 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54973-2Published: 20 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-54971-8Published: 18 September 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 129

  • Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Quantum Physics, Thermodynamics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices

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