Levitodynamics: Levitation and control of microscopic objects in vacuum
BACKGROUND Levitation of large objects has become a widely used technique in science
and engineering, and the control of levitated nano-and micro-objects in vacuum has gained …
and engineering, and the control of levitated nano-and micro-objects in vacuum has gained …
Optical tweezers—from calibration to applications: a tutorial
Since their invention in 1986 by Arthur Ashkin and colleagues, optical tweezers have
become an essential tool in several fields of physics, spectroscopy, biology …
become an essential tool in several fields of physics, spectroscopy, biology …
Quantum technologies need a quantum energy initiative
A Auffèves - PRX Quantum, 2022 - APS
Quantum technologies are currently the object of high expectations from governments and
private companies, as they hold the promise to shape safer and faster ways to extract …
private companies, as they hold the promise to shape safer and faster ways to extract …
Irreversibility, heat and information flows induced by non-reciprocal interactions
We study the thermodynamic properties induced by non-reciprocal interactions between
stochastic degrees of freedom in time-and space-continuous systems. We show that, under …
stochastic degrees of freedom in time-and space-continuous systems. We show that, under …
[HTML][HTML] Charging a quantum battery with linear feedback control
Energy storage is a basic physical process with many applications. When considering this
task at the quantum scale, it becomes important to optimise the non-equilibrium dynamics of …
task at the quantum scale, it becomes important to optimise the non-equilibrium dynamics of …
All-electrical cooling of an optically levitated nanoparticle
We implement an all-electrical controller for 3D feedback cooling of an optically levitated
nanoparticle capable of reaching subkelvin temperatures for the center-of-mass motion. The …
nanoparticle capable of reaching subkelvin temperatures for the center-of-mass motion. The …
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 …
What is robotics? Why do we need it and how can we get it?
DE Koditschek - Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Robotics is an emerging synthetic science concerned with programming work. Robot
technologies are quickly advancing beyond the insights of the existing science. More secure …
technologies are quickly advancing beyond the insights of the existing science. More secure …
Optimal time-entropy bounds and speed limits for Brownian thermal shortcuts
By controlling the variance of the radiation pressure exerted on an optically trapped
microsphere in real time, we engineer temperature protocols that shortcut thermal relaxation …
microsphere in real time, we engineer temperature protocols that shortcut thermal relaxation …
Correlation functions of non-Markovian systems out of equilibrium: Analytical expressions beyond single-exponential memory
This paper is concerned with correlation functions of stochastic systems with memory, a
prominent example being a molecule or colloid moving through a complex (eg viscoelastic) …
prominent example being a molecule or colloid moving through a complex (eg viscoelastic) …