An entanglement rate for continuous variables and its application to a resonant optomechanical multimode setup

Abstract

We introduce a general expression that quantifies the entanglement production rate in continuous variable systems in which entanglement depends on frequency. To exemplify its meaning and potential, we apply it to a four-mode optomechanical setup that enables the simultaneous up- and down-conversion of photons from a drive laser into entangled photon pairs. This setup is efficient in that both the drive and the optomechanical up- and down-conversion can be fully resonant.