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 …
Quantum decoherence
M Schlosshauer - Physics Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Quantum decoherence plays a pivotal role in the dynamical description of the quantum-to-
classical transition and is the main impediment to the realization of devices for quantum …
classical transition and is the main impediment to the realization of devices for quantum …
Spin entanglement witness for quantum gravity
Understanding gravity in the framework of quantum mechanics is one of the great
challenges in modern physics. However, the lack of empirical evidence has lead to a debate …
challenges in modern physics. However, the lack of empirical evidence has lead to a debate …
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 …
Mechanical quantum sensing in the search for dark matter
Numerous astrophysical and cosmological observations are best explained by the existence
of dark matter, a mass density which interacts only very weakly with visible, baryonic matter …
of dark matter, a mass density which interacts only very weakly with visible, baryonic matter …
Locality and entanglement in table-top testing of the quantum nature of linearized gravity
This paper points out the importance of the assumption of locality of physical interactions,
and the concomitant necessity of propagation of an entity (in this case, off-shell quanta …
and the concomitant necessity of propagation of an entity (in this case, off-shell quanta …
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 …
Realization of a complete Stern-Gerlach interferometer: Toward a test of quantum gravity
The Stern-Gerlach effect, found a century ago, has become a paradigm of quantum
mechanics. Unexpectedly, until recently, there has been little evidence that the original …
mechanics. Unexpectedly, until recently, there has been little evidence that the original …
Gravitational decoherence
A Bassi, A Großardt, H Ulbricht - Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We discuss effects of loss of coherence in low energy quantum systems caused by or related
to gravitation, referred to as gravitational decoherence. These effects, resulting from random …
to gravitation, referred to as gravitational decoherence. These effects, resulting from random …
Large quantum delocalization of a levitated nanoparticle using optimal control: Applications for force sensing and entangling via weak forces
We propose to optimally control the harmonic potential of a levitated nanoparticle to
quantum delocalize its center-of-mass motional state to a length scale orders of magnitude …
quantum delocalize its center-of-mass motional state to a length scale orders of magnitude …