DocumentCode
1770025
Title
Rotation induced cooling of an optically trapped microgyroscope in vacuum
Author
Arita, Yoshihiko ; Mazilu, Michael ; Dholakia, Kishan
Author_Institution
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate optical trapping of a microgyroscope rotating at MHz rates in vacuum. The particle is cooled to 40K. This is a major step towards measuring the Casimir force resulting in rotational quantum friction.
Keywords
Casimir effect; gyroscopes; optical rotation; quantum optics; radiation pressure; Casimir force; microgyroscope; optical trapping; rotation induced cooling; rotational quantum friction; temperature 40 K; vacuum; Charge carrier processes; Cooling; Educational institutions; Friction; Laser beams; Optical polarization; Optical variables measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6988687
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