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Optical rotation of levitated spheres in high vacuum

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Optical levitation and controlled rotation of dielectric spheres may be applied in tiny precision sensors. In addition to demonstrating rotation at a MHz rate, the system developed in this work… Click to show full abstract

Optical levitation and controlled rotation of dielectric spheres may be applied in tiny precision sensors. In addition to demonstrating rotation at a MHz rate, the system developed in this work displays extremely low dissipation, a prerequisite to building microscopic gyroscopes.

Keywords: spheres high; levitated spheres; high vacuum; rotation; rotation levitated; optical rotation

Journal Title: Physical Review A
Year Published: 2018

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