Direct and Clean Loading of Nanoparticles into Optical Traps at Millibar Pressures

Nanoparticles levitated by optical fields under vacuum conditions have applications in quantum science, the study of nanothermodynamics and precision sensing. The existing techniques for loading optical traps require ambient conditions and often involve dispersion in liquids, which can contaminate d...

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Main Authors: Maryam Nikkhou, Yanhui Hu, James A. Sabin, James Millen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Photonics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/8/11/458