NEW TECHNIQUE INTRODUCING FOREIGN ATOMS IN OPTICAL TRAPPING ALLOWS GREATER MANIPULATION OF NANOPARTICLES

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Macquarie University researchers have demonstrated a new technique exploiting the presence of foreign atoms within a diamond crystal, using light to affect the motion of the entire nanoparticle – opening the door to applying powerful quantum technologies to the manipulation of ultrasmall nanoparticles and an unprecedented degree of control at the nanoscale.

Subject

The research, published in Nature Physics, measured the force on nanoscale diamond crystals (which are as small as one thousandth of the breadth of a human hair) that were immersed in water and optically trapped by a tightly focused laser beam-optical tweezers.

Period15 Nov 2016 → 26 Dec 2016

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  • TitleOptical dipole forces: Working together
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletNature Physics News and Views
    Media typePrint
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date26/12/16
    DescriptionStrength lies in numbers and in teamwork: tens of thousands of artificial atoms tightly packed in a nanodiamond act cooperatively, enhancing the optical trapping forces beyond the expected classical bulk polarizability contribution.
    Producer/AuthorClarice D. Aiello
    URLhttps://www.nature.com/articles/nphys3974
    PersonsGavin Brennen
  • TitleNew technique introducing foreign atoms in optical trapping allows greater manipulation of nanoparticles Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2016-11-technique-foreign-atoms-optical-greater.html#jCp
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletphys.org
    Media typeWeb
    Date15/11/16
    DescriptionMacquarie University researchers have demonstrated a new technique exploiting the presence of foreign atoms within a diamond crystal, using light to affect the motion of the entire nanoparticle – opening the door to applying powerful quantum technologies to the manipulation of ultrasmall nanoparticles and an unprecedented degree of control at the nanoscale.
    URLhttps://phys.org/news/2016-11-technique-foreign-atoms-optical-greater.html
    PersonsGavin Brennen