3 papers
quant-ph2025
Interference-enhanced optical force detection of weak light fields using a levitated nanoparticle
Seyed K. Alavi, Youssef Ezzo, Ashik Pulikkathara +1
Optically levitated nanoparticles in vacuum provide a highly sensitive platform for probing weak light-matter interactions. In this work, we present an interference-based method to…
physics.optics2025
Optical levitation of fluorescent silicon carbide nanoparticles in vacuum
Seyed Khalil Alavi, Cheng-I Ho, Iuliia Neumann +4
Levitated optomechanics is an emerging field in quantum science that explores the quantum motion of mesoscopic particles levitated in a vacuum. Expanding this approach to particles…
physics.optics2025
Compact vacuum levitation and control platform with a single 3D-printed fiber lens
Seyed Khalil Alavi, Jose Manuel Monterrosas Romero, Pavel Ruchka +3
Levitated dielectric particles in a vacuum have emerged as a new platform in quantum science, with applications ranging from precision acceleration and force sensing to testing qua…