2 papers
astro-ph.IM2025
Photonic Lightsails: Fast and Stable Propulsion for Interstellar Travel
Jadon Y. Lin, C. Martijn de Sterke, Ognjen Ilic +1
Lightsails are a highly promising spacecraft concept that has attracted interest in recent years due to its potential to travel at near-relativistic speeds. Such speeds, which curr…
physics.app-ph2024
All-optical damping forces enhanced by metasurfaces for stable relativistic lightsail propulsion
Jadon Y. Lin, C. Martijn de Sterke, Michael S. Wheatland +2
Lightsails are a promising spacecraft concept that can reach relativistic speeds via propulsion by laser light, allowing travel to nearby stars within a human lifetime. The success…