Optically levitated nanoparticle as a model system for stochastic bistable dynamics

oleh: F. Ricci, R. A. Rica, M. Spasenović, J. Gieseler, L. Rondin, L. Novotny, R. Quidant

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-05-01

Deskripsi

Nano-mechanical resonators improve with high-Q factor and light mass, but this leads to the onset of nonlinear behaviour. Here the authors demonstrate precise control of the non-linear and bistable dynamics of a levitated nanoparticle in vacuum, using it as model system to study stochastic bistable phenomena.