Experimental Optomechanics

我们的研究目标是实现光驱动的超灵敏微机械传感器。 为此，我们制作了精致的微型蹦床，展示了创纪录的力感应- 灵敏度和与光学的兼容性，以便由额外的- 通常少量的光--在单个光子的水平上--将 深刻地影响了他们的行动。此外，通过部分悬浮这样的 系统，我们可以通过从根本上取代灵活的 用光的材料。最后，我们追求一个质的新系统，在这个系统中 控制振动质量的空间分布。这些努力将使我们能够 为了研究宏观量子运动，在量子比特和量子比特之间传输量子信息 光，并探测到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.