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Optomechanical control of long-lived bulk acoustic phonons in the quantum regime

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Nature Physics, Published online: 11 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02989-4

A massive phonon mode in a high-overtone bulk acoustic wave resonator has been laser cooled close to its ground state. Its robustness to decoherence establishes the potential of these devices for quantum technologies.