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20152026
most citedTurning a molecule into a coherent two-level quantum system

173 citations · 368 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

physics.optics2026

Aromatic molecular emitters in a hexagonal boron nitride stack

Tianyu Fang, Ricardo Gioia Alvarez, Babak Behjati +8

Single polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules embedded in organic matrices have proven to be an excellent family of narrow-linewidth quantum emitters. Extending this host-guest…

physics.optics2024

Robust Chiral Optical Force via Electric Dipole Interactions, Inspired by a Sea Creature

Robert P. Cameron, Duncan McArthur, Alison M. Yao +2

Inspired by a sea creature, we identify a robust chiral optical force that can be several orders of magnitude stronger than others proposed to date, pushing the opposite enantiomer…

quant-ph2024

A Comprehensive Study on A Tapered Paul Trap: From Design to Potential Applications

Bo Deng, Moritz Göb, Max Masuhr +4

We present a tapered Paul trap whose radio frequency electrodes are inclined to the symmetric axis of the endcap electrodes, resulting in a funnel-shaped trapping potential. With t…

quant-ph2023

Amplifying a zeptonewton force with a single-ion nonlinear oscillator

Bo Deng, Moritz Göb, Benjamin A. Stickler +3

Nonlinear mechanical resonators display rich and complex dynamics and are important in many areas of fundamental and applied sciences. In this letter, we show that a particle confi…

physics.chem-ph2021

Optical imaging and tracking of single molecules in ultrahigh vacuum

Tianyu Fang, Florian Elsen, Nick Vogeley +1

Molecule-surface interaction is key to many physical and chemical processes at interfaces. Here, we show that the dynamics of single molecules on a surface under ultrahigh vacuum c…

quant-ph2021★ 81 cited

Single-molecule vacuum Rabi splitting: four-wave mixing and optical switching at the single-photon level

André Pscherer, Manuel Meierhofer, Daqing Wang +5

A single quantum emitter can possess a very strong intrinsic nonlinearity, but its overall promise for nonlinear effects is hampered by the challenge of efficient coupling to incid…

quant-ph2021★ 24 cited

Enantiomer superpositions from matter-wave interference of chiral molecules

Benjamin A. Stickler, Mira Diekmann, Robert Berger +1

Molecular matter-wave interferometry enables novel strategies for manipulating the internal mechanical motion of complex molecules. Here, we show how chiral molecules can be prepar…

quant-ph2020

Single-atom heat engine as a sensitive thermal probe

Amikam Levy, Moritz Göb, Bo Deng +3

We propose employing a quantum heat engine as a sensitive probe for thermal baths. In particular, we study a single-atom Otto engine operating in an open thermodynamic cycle. Owing…

quant-ph2018★ 173 cited

Turning a molecule into a coherent two-level quantum system

Daqing Wang, Hrishikesh Kelkar, Diego Martin-Cano +5

Molecules are ubiquitous in natural phenomena and man-made products, but their use in quantum optical applications has been hampered by incoherent internal vibrations and other pho…

quant-ph2016★ 68 cited

Coherent coupling of a single molecule to a scanning Fabry-Perot microcavity

Daqing Wang, Hrishikesh Kelkar, Diego Martin-Cano +3

Organic dye molecules have been used in great many scientific and technological applications, but their wider use in quantum optics has been hampered by transitions to short-lived…

physics.optics2015★ 22 cited

A Sub--Volume Cantilever-based Fabry-Pérot Cavity

Hrishikesh Kelkar, Daqing Wang, Diego Martín-Cano +4

We report on the realization of an open plane-concave Fabry-Pérot resonator with a mode volume below at optical frequencies. We discuss some of the less common features of th…