Optical trapping with structured light: a review
Optical trapping describes the interaction between light and matter to manipulate micro-
objects through momentum transfer. In the case of 3D trapping with a single beam, this is …
objects through momentum transfer. In the case of 3D trapping with a single beam, this is …
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 …
Roadmap for optical tweezers
Optical tweezers are tools made of light that enable contactless pushing, trapping, and
manipulation of objects, ranging from atoms to space light sails. Since the pioneering work …
manipulation of objects, ranging from atoms to space light sails. Since the pioneering work …
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 …
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 …
Optical pulling forces and their applications
Optical manipulations utilizing the mechanical effect of light have been indispensable in
various disciplines. Among those various manipulations, optical pulling has emerged …
various disciplines. Among those various manipulations, optical pulling has emerged …
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 …
Driving rapidly while remaining in control: classical shortcuts from Hamiltonian to stochastic dynamics
Stochastic thermodynamics lays down a broad framework to revisit the venerable concepts
of heat, work and entropy production for individual stochastic trajectories of mesoscopic …
of heat, work and entropy production for individual stochastic trajectories of mesoscopic …
Sensing static forces with free-falling nanoparticles
Miniaturized mechanical sensors rely on resonant operation schemes, unsuited to detect
static forces. We demonstrate a nanomechanical sensor for static forces based on an …
static forces. We demonstrate a nanomechanical sensor for static forces based on an …
Fast quantum interference of a nanoparticle via optical potential control
L Neumeier, MA Ciampini… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
We introduce and theoretically analyze a scheme to prepare and detect non-Gaussian
quantum states of an optically levitated particle via the interaction with light pulses that …
quantum states of an optically levitated particle via the interaction with light pulses that …