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Q: Fachverband Quantenoptik und Photonik

Q 57: Optomechanics II

Q 57.4: Talk

Thursday, March 26, 2015, 15:15–15:30, P/H1

Optical trapping and control of nanoparticles inside hollow core photonic crystal fibers — •David Grass, Julian Fesel, Nikolai Kiesel, and Markus Aspelmeyer — University of Vienna

Optically levitated nanospheres in ultra-high vacuum are a promising approach to high-Q optomechanical systems. To this end a reproducible and clean loading mechanism for nanoparticles with a diameter on the order of 100nm is required. Here we will present the current status of such a mechanism utilizing hollow core photonic crystal fibers [1]. They allow controlled transport and promise deterministic loading of levitated nanoparticles into an ultra-high vacuum environment.

[1] Russell, P. S. J. (2003). Photonic crystal fibers. Science, 299(5605)