Sympathetic cooling and squeezing of two colevitated nanoparticles
Year: 2023
Authors: Penny T.W., Pontin A., Barker P.F.
Autors Affiliation: UCL, Dept Phys & Astron, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, England; Yale Univ, Dept Phys, Wright Lab, New Haven, CT 06511 USA.
Abstract: Levitated particles are an ideal tool for measuring weak forces and investigating quantum mechanics in macro-scopic objects. Arrays of two or more of these particles have been suggested for improving force sensitivity and entangling macroscopic objects. In this article, two charged, silica nanoparticles, that are coupled through their mutual Coulomb repulsion, are trapped in a Paul trap, and the individual masses and charges of both particles are characterized. We demonstrate sympathetic cooling of one nanoparticle coupled via the Coulomb interaction to the second nanoparticle to which feedback cooling is directly applied. We also implement sympathetic squeezing through a similar process showing nonthermal motional states can be transferred by the Coulomb interaction. This work establishes protocols to cool and manipulate arrays of nanoparticles for sensing and minimizing the effect of optical heating in future experiments.
Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH
Volume: 5 (1) Pages from: 13070-1 to: 13070-8
More Information: The authors would like to acknowledge useful discussions with Animesh Datta. The authors acknowledge funding from EPSRC Grant No. EP/N031105/1 and the H2020-EU.1.2.1 TEQ project Grant Agreement No. ID 766900.KeyWords: Quantum Control; Trapped Ions; Motion; DynamicsDOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.013070