Quantum acoustics

Presentations

• Design Concepts for Hybrid Superconducting-Mechanical Cat Qubits (Part 1)

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 12:00 PM – March 20, 2026, 12:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Richard A Parada

    • Caltech

  Authors

  • Richard A Parada

    • Caltech

  • Bastien Bakker

    • Caltech

  • John Parker

    • Caltech

  • Parthorn Ammawat

    • Caltech

  • Oskar Painter

    • Caltech
    • Caltech, Amazon Web Services

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• Design Concepts for Hybrid Superconducting-Mechanical Cat Qubits (Part 2)

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 12:12 PM – March 20, 2026, 12:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Bastien Bakker

    • Caltech

  Authors

  • Bastien Bakker

    • Caltech

  • Richard A Parada

    • Caltech

  • John Parker

    • Caltech

  • Parthorn Ammawat

    • Caltech

  • Oskar Painter

    • Caltech
    • Caltech, Amazon Web Services

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Withdrawn

  March 20, 2026, 12:24 PM – March 20, 2026, 12:36 PM

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• Engineering high-Q surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonators for superconducting circuits, Part 1

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 12:36 PM – March 20, 2026, 12:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Betul Sen

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Betul Sen

    • Yale University

  • Xinghan Guo

    • Yale University

  • Peter T Rakich

    • Yale University

  • Robert J Schoelkopf

    • Yale University

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• Engineering high-Q surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonators for superconducting circuits, part 2

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 12:48 PM – March 20, 2026, 1:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Xinghan Guo

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Xinghan Guo

    • Yale University

  • Betul Sen

    • Yale University

  • Peter T Rakich

    • Yale University

  • Robert J Schoelkopf

    • Yale University

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• Theory of Fluxonium-Acoustic Hybrid Systems

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 1:00 PM – March 20, 2026, 1:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Constantin Schrade

    • Louisiana State University

  Authors

  • Constantin Schrade

    • Louisiana State University

  • Yinqi Chen

    • L
    • Louisiana State University

  • Camryn Undershute

    • Michigan State University

  • Alexander Carrothers

    • Michigan State University

  • Johannes Pollanen

    • Michigan State University
    • EeroQ Quantum Hardware

  • András Gyenis

    • University of Colorado, Boulder
    • University of Colorado Boulder
    • Univ of Copenhagen

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• Temperature and power dependence of high-overtone transverse bulk acoustic modes in lithium niobate

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 1:12 PM – March 20, 2026, 1:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Monawar Mesbah

    • Michigan State University

  Authors

  • Monawar Mesbah

    • Michigan State University

  • Pranaya Kishore Rath

    • Michigan State University

  • Camryn Undershute

    • Michigan State University

  • Johannes Pollanen

    • Michigan State University
    • EeroQ Quantum Hardware

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• Pound–Drever–Hall-Based Spectroscopy of Multi-Mode Surface Acoustic Wave Resonators

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 1:24 PM – March 20, 2026, 1:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Pranaya Kishore Rath

    • Michigan State University

  Authors

  • Pranaya Kishore Rath

    • Michigan State University

  • James D Phillips

    • Zurich Instruments, Inc.

  • Taekwan Yoon

    • Zurich Instruments, Inc.

  • Kent R Shirer

    • Zurich Instruments, Inc.

  • Arash Fereidouni

    • Zurich Instruments, Inc.

  • Johannes Pollanen

    • Michigan State University
    • EeroQ Quantum Hardware

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• Hybrid quantum systems with ultracoherent mechanical resonators

  ORAL · Invited

  March 20, 2026, 1:36 PM – March 20, 2026, 2:12 PM

  Publication: 1. Tsaturyan, Y., Barg, A., Polzik, E. S. & Schliesser, A. Ultracoherent nanomechanical resonators via soft clamping and dissipation dilution. Nat. Nanotechnol. 12, 776–783 (2017).
  2. Rossi, M., Mason, D., Chen, J., Tsaturyan, Y. & Schliesser, A. Measurement-based quantum control of mechanical motion. Nature 563, 53–58 (2018).
  3. Rossi, M., Mason, D., Chen, J. & Schliesser, A. Observing and Verifying the Quantum Trajectory of a Mechanical Resonator. Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 163601 (2019).
  4. Mason, D., Chen, J., Rossi, M., Tsaturyan, Y. & Schliesser, A. Continuous force and displacement measurement below the standard quantum limit. Nat. Phys. 15, 745 (2019).
  5. Seis, Y. et al. Ground state cooling of an ultracoherent electromechanical system. Nat. Commun. 13, 1507 (2022).
  6. Hahne, F. et al. Measuring high field gradients of cobalt nanomagnets in a spin-mechanical setup. Preprint at https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2508.19156 (2025).
  
  

  Presenters

  • Albert Schliesser

    • Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen

  Authors

  • Albert Schliesser

    • Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen

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• Investigating the high power response of quantum acoustic systems

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 2:12 PM – March 20, 2026, 2:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Alexander Carrothers

    • Michigan State University

  Authors

  • Alexander Carrothers

    • Michigan State University

  • Camryn Undershute

    • Michigan State University

  • Austin James Schleusner

    • Michigan State University

  • Pranaya Kishore Rath

    • Michigan State University

  • Johannes Pollanen

    • Michigan State University
    • EeroQ Quantum Hardware

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• An Ultra-Cold Mechanical Quantum Sensor for Tests of New Physics

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 2:24 PM – March 20, 2026, 2:36 PM

  Publication: Omahen, A., Storz, S., et al. (2025). An Ultra-Cold Mechanical Quantum Sensor for Tests of New Physics. arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.02653

  Presenters

  • Andraz Omahen

    • ETH Zurich

  Authors

  • Andraz Omahen

    • ETH Zurich

  • Simon Storz

    • ETH Zurich

  • Marius Bild

    • ETH Zurich

  • Dario Scheiwiller

    • Eth Zurich

  • Matteo Fadel

    • ETH Zurich

  • Yiwen Chu

    • ETH Zurich

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• Resonant Two-Mode Measurements in a Hybrid Quantum Acoustic Device

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 2:36 PM – March 20, 2026, 2:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Stefano Marti

    • ETH Zurich

  Authors

  • Stefano Marti

    • ETH Zurich

  • Milo Sennhauser

    • ETH Zurich

  • Matteo Fadel

    • ETH Zurich

  • Yiwen Chu

    • ETH Zurich

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