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Levitated Optomechanics Could Lead to Advances in Sensing Technology

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A study led by researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and supported by the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR), will employ the emerging field of levitated optomechanics to investigate precision quantum sensing technologies. Laser trapping techniques and quantum mechanics will be used to test the limits of quantum effects on nanoparticles in isolation. Levitated optomechanics can make a nanoparticle float in space. A finely focused laser beam forms an “optical tweezer” and creates a tiny, isolated laboratory for the study of delicate quantum...Read full article

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    Published: August 2017
    Glossary
    nano
    An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
    quantum sensing
    Quantum sensing refers to a class of sensing technologies that leverage principles from quantum mechanics to enhance the precision and sensitivity of measurements. Traditional sensors operate based on classical physics, but quantum sensing exploits quantum properties, such as superposition and entanglement, to achieve improved performance in terms of accuracy, resolution, and sensitivity. Key concepts and characteristics of quantum sensing include: Superposition: Quantum sensors can...
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