Optical binding of two microparticles levitated in vacuum

Yoshihiko Arita; Ewan M. Wright; Kishan Dholakia

doi:10.1117/12.2275310

18 April 2017 Optical binding of two microparticles levitated in vacuum

Yoshihiko Arita, Ewan M. Wright, Kishan Dholakia

Proceedings Volume 10252, Optical Manipulation Conference; 102520Q (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275310
Event: SPIE Technologies and Applications of Structured Light, 2017, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

Optical binding refers to an optically mediated inter-particle interaction that creates new equilibrium positions for closely spaced particles [1–5]. Optical binding of mesoscopic particles levitated in vacuum can pave the way towards the realisation of a large scale quantum bound array in cavity-optomechanics [6–9]. Recently we have demonstrated trapping and rotation of two mesoscopic particles in vacuum using a spatial-light-modulator-based approach to trap more than one particle, induce controlled rotation of individual particles, and mediate interparticle separation [10]. By trapping and rotating two vaterite particles, we observe intensity modulation of the scattered light at the sum and difference frequencies with respect to the individual rotation rates. This first demonstration of optical interference between two microparticles in vacuum has lead to a platform to explore optical binding. Here we demonstrate for the first time optically bound two microparticles mediated by light scattering in vacuum. We investigate autocorrelations between the two normal modes of oscillation, which are determined by the centre-of-mass and the relative positions of the two-particle system. In situ determination of the optical restoring force acting on the bound particles are based on measurement of the oscillation frequencies of the autocorrelation functions of the two normal modes, thereby providing a powerful and original platform to explore multiparticle entanglement in cavity-optomechanics.

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Yoshihiko Arita, Ewan M. Wright, and Kishan Dholakia "Optical binding of two microparticles levitated in vacuum", Proc. SPIE 10252, Optical Manipulation Conference, 102520Q (18 April 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275310

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Optical binding

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