• 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