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Optimal orientation detection of an anisotropic dipolar scatterer


Date

2022-05

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Journal Article

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Abstract

The angular orientation of an anisotropic scatterer with cylindrical symmetry in a linearly polarized light field represents an optomechanical librator. Here, we propose and theoretically analyze an optimal measurement scheme for the two angular degrees of freedom of such a librator. The imprecision???back-action product of this scheme reaches the Heisenberg uncertainty limit. Furthermore, we propose and analyze a realistic measurement scheme and show that, in the absence of spinning motion around the symmetry axis, measurement-based groundstate cooling of the rotational degrees of freedom of an anisotropic point scatterer levitated in an optical trap is feasible.

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published

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105 (5)

Pages / Article No.

53504

Publisher

American Physical Society

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03944 - Novotny, Lukas / Novotny, Lukas check_circle

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ETH-47 20-2 - Levitated Quantum Rotors (ETHZ)

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