Experimental Optomechanics

我们的研究目标是实现超灵敏的光致微机械传感器。 为此，我们制作了精致的“微型蹦床”，展示了创纪录的力量感- 电阻率和与光学的兼容性，使得由额外的- 通常少量的光--在单个光子的水平上--将 深刻地影响着他们的行动。此外，通过部分悬浮这种 系统，我们可以通过基本上取代灵活的 材料与光最后，我们追求一个质的新系统，其中光 控制振荡质量的空间分布。这些努力将使我们 研究宏观量子运动，在量子比特之间穿梭量子信息， 光，并检测Zeptonewton力。

Our research aims to realize ultrasensitive micromechanical sensors actuated by light. To this end, we fabricate delicate "micro-trampolines" exhibiting record force sen- sitivity and compatibility with optics such that the forces exerted by an extra- ordinarily small quantity of light -- at the level of a single photon -- will profoundly influence their motion. Additionally, by partially levitating such systems, we can enhance this sensitivity by essentially replacing flexible materials with light. Finally, we pursue a qualitatively new system in which light controls the spatial distribution of oscillating mass. These efforts will enable us to study macroscopic quantum motion, shuttle quantum information between qubits and light, and detect zeptonewton forces.