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Levitated Optomechanics

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Summary: Levitated cavity optomechanics in high vacuum

U Delić, D Grass, M Reisenbauer, T Damm, M Weitz, N Kiesel and M Aspelmeyer

The authors experiment on dispersive coupling with an optically trapped nanoparticle in a setup formed by placing two parallel, highly reflective mirrors facing each other (a Fabry-Përot cavity) in high vacuum. They show nanometre-level control for positioning the nanoparticle with respect to the cavity field. Coupling rates of the system are determined and they expect that by decreasing the mode volume of the cavity, strong cooperativity can be reached.

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Optics Letters 1986

4 - The Quantum Harmonic Oscillator

A. Ashkin, J. M. Dziedzic, J. E. Bjorkholm, and Steven Chu

Learn how to build a trap from scratch, starting with fundamental laser alignment, Gaussian beam opticals, and the balance of gradient and scattering forces.

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Optics Letters 1986

3 - Building the Optical Setup

A. Ashkin, J. M. Dziedzic, J. E. Bjorkholm, and Steven Chu

Learn how to build a trap from scratch, starting with fundamental laser alignment, Gaussian beam opticals, and the balance of gradient and scattering forces.

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Optics Letters 1986

2 - Thermodynamics in a Vacuum

A. Ashkin, J. M. Dziedzic, J. E. Bjorkholm, and Steven Chu

Learn how to build a trap from scratch, starting with fundamental laser alignment, Gaussian beam opticals, and the balance of gradient and scattering forces.

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Optics Letters 1986

Observation of a single-beam gradient force optical trap for dielectric particles

A. Ashkin, J. M. Dziedzic, J. E. Bjorkholm, and Steven Chu

Learn how to build a trap from scratch, starting with fundamental laser alignment, Gaussian beam opticals, and the balance of gradient and scattering forces.

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