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Modeling quantum optomechanical stimulated Raman adiabatic passage

Ian Hedgepeth1, Youqiu Zhan1, Vitaly Fedoseev2, and Dirk Bouwmeester1,2

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Phys. Rev. A 114, 023509 – Published 10 August, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/mtd9-442c

Abstract

Quantum optomechanical STIRAP (Stimulated Raman Adiabatic Passage) is investigated for a system of two mechanical modes coupled to an optical mode. We show analytically that in a system without loss, fractional STIRAP can generate a mechanical Bell state from a single-phonon Fock state of one of the mechanical modes with the other mechanical mode in the vacuum state, and a product state from a coherent state. Relative phases between Fock basis components in the final state of STIRAP are determined by the phonon-number parity of the initial state. Furthermore, the system is numerically studied to determine the effects of dissipation, and it is concluded that high-fidelity entanglement can be achieved via fractional STIRAP using state-of-the-art cryogenic cooling and mechanical devices. Finally, an interferometric protocol using time-reversed fractional STIRAP is proposed to quantify entanglement between two mechanical modes.

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Phys. Rev. A 114, 023509– Published 10 August, 2026
  • Received 8 April 2026
  • Accepted 20 July 2026
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