Experimental Optomechanics

这项研究的目的是探索光的机械特性，并开发新型灵敏的光子控制的微电子机械系统(MEMS)。特别是，我对实现主要由光学力支撑的机械设备感兴趣，从而用光取代传统的MEMS材料。原则上，这种装置将克服材料限制，实现前所未有的机械连贯性(例如，敲击时连续数周响起)。因此，它们应该能够表现出相干的量子运动，实现亚零零牛顿力的灵敏度，并能够探测到单个质子的质量。

The purpose of this research will be to explore the mechanical properties of light, and to develop new types of sensitive micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) controlled by photons. In particular, I am interested in realizing mechanical devices supported primarily by optical forces, thereby replacing the traditional MEMS materials with light. Such devices will in principle overcome material limitations and achieve unprecedented mechanical coherence (e.g. ringing coherently for weeks when struck). As a result, they should be capable of exhibiting coherent quantum motion, achieving sub-zeptonewton force sensitivity, and detecting the mass of a single proton.