Quantum Optical Binding of Nanoscale Particles

Autor(en)

Henning Rudolph, Uroš Delić, Klaus Hornberger, Benjamin A. Stickler

Abstrakt

Optical binding refers to the light-induced interaction between two or more objects illuminated by laser fields. The high tunability of the strength, sign, and reciprocity of this interaction renders it highly attractive for controlling nanoscale mechanical motion. Here, we discuss the quantum theory of optical binding and identify unique signatures of this interaction in the quantum regime. We show that these signatures are observable in near-future experiments with levitated nanoparticles. In addition, we prove the impossibility of entanglement induced by far-field optical binding in free space and identify strategies to circumvent this no-go theorem.

Organisation(en)

Quantenoptik, Quantennanophysik und Quanteninformation

Externe Organisation(en)

Universität Duisburg-Essen, Universität Ulm

Journal

Physical Review Letters

Band

133

Anzahl der Seiten

6

ISSN

0031-9007

DOI

https://doi.org/arXiv.2412.03204

Publikationsdatum

12-2024

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103026 Quantenoptik, 103021 Optik

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Allgemeine Physik und Astronomie

Link zum Portal

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