The Microdrum used in this Study (IMAGE)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

The Microdrum used in this Study

Caption

This is a photograph of the chip used in the experiment to couple a microwave cavity to a micrometer-size drum (the sharp purple pencil tip is placed as a scale). Inset shows a scanning electron micrograph of the drum. The top membrane of the drum is suspended only 50nm (1/2000th of the diameter of hair) above a metal plate. This is then used to manipulate and amplify microwaves in the quantum regime.

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N. R. Bernier and L. D. Tóth (EPFL).

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