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We present a new class of ultra-high-Q nanomechanical resonators based
on torsion modes of high-stress nanoribbons, and explore their
application for quantum optomechanics experiments and precision
optomechanical sensing. Specifically, we show that nanoribbons made of
high stress silicon nitride support torsion modes which are naturally
soft-clamped, yielding dissipation dilution factors as high as 10^4
and Q factors as high as 10^8 for the fundamental mode. We show that
these modes can be read out with optical lever measurements with an
imprecision below that at the standard quantum limit, paving the way
for a new branch of torsional quantum optomechanics. We also show
that nanoribbons can be mass-loaded without changing their torsional Q
factor. We use this strategy to engineer a chip-scale torsion balance
with an damping rate of 10 micro-hertz. We use this torsion balance
as a clock gravimeter to sence micro-g fluctuation in the local
gravitational field strength.
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Christian M. Pluchar, Aman R. Agrawal, Charles A. Condos, Jon Pratt, Stephan Schlamminger, Dalziel Wilson, "High-Q nanomechanical torsion beams for quantum experiments and precision sensing," Proc. SPIE PC12198, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XIX, PC121980U (3 October 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2635905