Optomechanics with levitated particles
Optomechanics is concerned with the use of light to control mechanical objects. As a field, it
has been hugely successful in the production of precise and novel sensors, the …
has been hugely successful in the production of precise and novel sensors, the …
Quantum rotations of nanoparticles
BA Stickler, K Hornberger, MS Kim - Nature Reviews Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Rotations of microscale rigid bodies exhibit pronounced quantum phenomena that do not
exist for their centre-of-mass motion. By levitating nanoparticles in ultra-high vacuum …
exist for their centre-of-mass motion. By levitating nanoparticles in ultra-high vacuum …
Enhanced tripartite interactions in spin-magnon-mechanical hybrid systems
Coherent tripartite interactions among degrees of freedom of completely different nature are
instrumental for quantum information and simulation technologies, but they are generally …
instrumental for quantum information and simulation technologies, but they are generally …
Motional dynamical decoupling for interferometry with macroscopic particles
We extend the concept of dynamical decoupling from spin to mechanical degrees of
freedom of macroscopic objects, for application in interferometry. In this manner, the …
freedom of macroscopic objects, for application in interferometry. In this manner, the …
Single-spin magnetomechanics with levitated micromagnets
We demonstrate a new mechanical transduction platform for individual spin qubits. In our
approach, single micromagnets are trapped using a type-II superconductor in proximity of …
approach, single micromagnets are trapped using a type-II superconductor in proximity of …
Spin-cooling of the motion of a trapped diamond
Observing and controlling macroscopic quantum systems has long been a driving force in
quantum physics research. In particular, strong coupling between individual quantum …
quantum physics research. In particular, strong coupling between individual quantum …
Quantum experiments with microscale particles
J Millen, BA Stickler - Contemporary Physics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Quantum theory is incredibly successful, explaining the microscopic world with great
accuracy, from the behaviour of subatomic particles to chemical reactions to solid-state …
accuracy, from the behaviour of subatomic particles to chemical reactions to solid-state …
Superconducting microsphere magnetically levitated in an anharmonic potential with integrated magnetic readout
Magnetically levitated superconducting microparticles offer a promising path to quantum
experiments with picogram to microgram objects. In this work, we levitate a 700 ng∼ 10 17 …
experiments with picogram to microgram objects. In this work, we levitate a 700 ng∼ 10 17 …
Langevin approach to quantum optics with molecules
We investigate the interaction between light and molecular systems modeled as quantum
emitters coupled to a multitude of vibrational modes via a Holstein-type interaction. We …
emitters coupled to a multitude of vibrational modes via a Holstein-type interaction. We …
Motion control and optical interrogation of a levitating single nitrogen vacancy in vacuum
Levitation optomechanics exploits the unique mechanical properties of trapped nano-
objects in vacuum to address some of the limitations of clamped nanomechanical …
objects in vacuum to address some of the limitations of clamped nanomechanical …