• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 11, Issue 4, 600 (2023)
Jiangwei Yan1、2, Xudong Yu1、2, Zheng Vitto Han1、2, Tongcang Li3, and Jing Zhang1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 3Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.471547 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jiangwei Yan, Xudong Yu, Zheng Vitto Han, Tongcang Li, Jing Zhang. On-demand assembly of optically levitated nanoparticle arrays in vacuum[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(4): 600 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Realizing a large-scale fully controllable quantum system is a challenging task in current physical research and has broad applications. In this work, we create a reconfigurable optically levitated nanoparticle array in vacuum. Our optically levitated nanoparticle array allows full control of individual nanoparticles to form an arbitrary pattern and detect their motion. As a concrete example, we choose two nanoparticles without rotation signals from an array to synthesize a nanodumbbell in situ by merging them into one trap. The nanodumbbell synthesized in situ can rotate beyond 1 GHz. Our work provides a platform for studying macroscopic many-body physics and quantum sensing.
    Jiangwei Yan, Xudong Yu, Zheng Vitto Han, Tongcang Li, Jing Zhang. On-demand assembly of optically levitated nanoparticle arrays in vacuum[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(4): 600
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