BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Macroscopic Optomechanical Superpositions via Periodic Qubit Flipping DESCRIPTION:In this talk, we will discuss a scheme to generate macroscopic superpositions of well-distinguishable coherent states of an end mirror in an optomechanical system via periodic qubit flipping. Our scheme does not require the single-photon strong-coupling rate of an optomechanical system. The generated mechanical superposition state can be reconstructed using mechanical quantum-state reconstruction. The proposed scheme relies on recycling of an atom, fast atomic qubit flipping, and state mapping between a single-photon superposition state and an atomic superposition state. We will also discuss the experimental feasibility of our proposal under current technology. LOCATION:Erwin Schrödinger Saal DTSTART:20151012T150000 DTEND:20151012T160000 TZID: Europe/Vienna END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR