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 …
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 …
GHz rotation of an optically trapped nanoparticle in vacuum
We report on rotating an optically trapped silica nanoparticle in vacuum by transferring spin
angular momentum of light to the particle's mechanical angular momentum. At sufficiently …
angular momentum of light to the particle's mechanical angular momentum. At sufficiently …
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 …
Observation of high-order imaginary Poynting momentum optomechanics in structured light
Y Zhou, X Xu, Y Zhang, M Li, S Yan… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The imaginary Poynting momentum (IPM) of light has been captivated as an unusual origin
of optical forces. However, the IPM force is predicted only for dipolar magnetoelectric …
of optical forces. However, the IPM force is predicted only for dipolar magnetoelectric …
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 …
Simultaneous cavity cooling of all six degrees of freedom of a levitated nanoparticle
Controlling the motional degrees of isolated, single nanoparticles trapped within optical
fields in a high vacuum are seen as ideal candidates for exploring the limits of quantum …
fields in a high vacuum are seen as ideal candidates for exploring the limits of quantum …
Cavity-based 3D cooling of a levitated nanoparticle via coherent scattering
D Windey, C Gonzalez-Ballestero, P Maurer… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
We experimentally realize cavity cooling of all three translational degrees of motion of a
levitated nanoparticle in vacuum. The particle is trapped by a cavity-independent optical …
levitated nanoparticle in vacuum. The particle is trapped by a cavity-independent optical …
Sub-kelvin feedback cooling and heating dynamics of an optically levitated librator
Rotational optomechanics strives to gain quantum control over mechanical rotors by
harnessing the interaction of light and matter. We optically trap a dielectric nanodumbbell in …
harnessing the interaction of light and matter. We optically trap a dielectric nanodumbbell in …
Multidimensional optical tweezers synthetized by rigid-body emulated structured light
Structured light with more extended degrees of freedom (DoFs) and in higher dimensions is
increasingly gaining traction and leading to breakthroughs such as super-resolution …
increasingly gaining traction and leading to breakthroughs such as super-resolution …