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most citedOptimal orientation detection of an anisotropic dipolar scatterer

12 citations · 15 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.optics2026

Programming nanomechanical computation with light

Xiaofei Guo, Jonne Drost, Fons van der Laan +3

Looking at physical systems as computers allows us to regard physical properties, such as thermal noise, symmetry or topology, as unconventional resources for computation. However,…

quant-ph2024

Feedback cooling a levitated nanoparticle's libration to below 100 phonons

Jialiang Gao, Fons van der Laan, Joanna A. Zielinska +3

Macroscopic rotors are interesting model systems to test quantum theory and for quantum sensing. A promising approach for bringing these systems to the quantum regime is to combine…

physics.optics2023★ 2 cited

Spinning a levitated mechanical oscillator far into the deep-strong coupling regime

Joanna A. Zielińska, Fons van der Laan, Andreas Norrman +3

The field of levitodynamics has made substantial advancements in manipulating the translational and rotational degrees of freedom of levitated nanoparticles. Notably, rotational de…

physics.optics2023★ 1 cited

Full control of the libration potential in rotational levitodynamics

Joanna A. Zielińska, Fons van der Laan, Andreas Norrman +3

Control of the potential energy and free evolution lie at the heart of levitodynamics as key requirements for sensing, wave function expansion, and mechanical squeezing protocols.…

physics.optics2021★ 12 cited

Optimal orientation detection of an anisotropic dipolar scatterer

Felix Tebbenjohanns, Andrei Militaru, Andreas Norrman +3

The angular orientation of an anisotropic scatterer with cylindrical symmetry in a linearly polarized light field represents an optomechanical librator. Here, we propose and theore…