Nanofibre Optical Interfaces for Ions, Atoms and Molecules

纳米科学研究和发展背后的基本原则是需要在原子和分子尺度上操纵材料的基本结构和行为。在这个拟议的合作项目中，目的是研究将光学纳米纤维作为界面工具集成到新型纳米级环境中，包括离子陷阱、冷原子陷阱和光镊，用于操纵和控制单个纳米颗粒。这样的系统可以有广泛的应用，从生物医学仪器到量子信息技术。

The fundamental principle behind research and development in the nanosciences is the need to manipulate the fundamental structure and behaviour of materials on the atomic and molecular scale. The aim in this proposed collaborative project is to investigate the integration of optical nanofibres as interface tools into novel nanoscale environments, including ion traps, cold atom traps and optical tweezers, for the manipulation and control of single nanoparticles. Such systems could have wide-ranging applications from biomedical instrumentation to quantum information technologies.