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Igor Pikovski
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 37
Citations - 2689
Igor Pikovski is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Quantum decoherence & Quantum technology. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 31 publications receiving 2090 citations. Previous affiliations of Igor Pikovski include Free University of Berlin & University of Vienna.
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Probing Planck-scale physics with quantum optics
Igor Pikovski,Michael R. Vanner,Markus Aspelmeyer,Myungshik Kim,Časlav Brukner,Časlav Brukner +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a quantum optical control and readout of a quantum oscillator with a mass close to the Planck mass is used to explore possible deviations from the quantum commutation relation.
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Gravitational wave detection with optical lattice atomic clocks
Shimon Kolkowitz,Igor Pikovski,Nicholas Langellier,Mikhail D. Lukin,Ronald L. Walsworth,Jun Ye +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a space-based gravitational wave (GW) detector consisting of two spatially separated, drag-free satellites sharing ultrastable optical laser light over a single baseline is proposed.
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Universal decoherence due to gravitational time dilation
Igor Pikovski,Magdalena Zych,Magdalena Zych,Magdalena Zych,Fabio Costa,Fabio Costa,Fabio Costa,Časlav Brukner,Časlav Brukner +8 more
TL;DR: Gravity and quantum mechanics are expected to meet at extreme energy scales, but time dilation could induce decoherence even at low energies affecting microscopic objects, a prospect that could be tested in future matter-wave experiments.
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Pulsed quantum optomechanics
Michael R. Vanner,Igor Pikovski,Garrett D. Cole,Myungshik Kim,Časlav Brukner,Klemens Hammerer,Gerard J. Milburn,Markus Aspelmeyer +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a scheme to realize quantum state tomography, squeezing, and state purification of a mechanical resonator using short optical pulses is presented, allowing observation of mechanical quantum features despite preparation from a thermal state and is experimentally feasible using optical microcavities.
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Quantum interferometric visibility as a witness of general relativistic proper time
TL;DR: This work considers interference of a 'clock'—a particle with evolving internal degrees of freedom—that will not only display a phase shift, but also reduce the visibility of the interference pattern, which would provide the first test of the genuine general relativity notion of proper time in quantum mechanics.