Cooling of an optically levitated nanoparticle via measurement-free coherent feedback

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Auteurs principaux: Melo, Bruno, Veldhuizen, Daniel, Tomassi, Gregoire F. M., Meyer, Nadine, Quidant, Romain
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author Melo, Bruno
Veldhuizen, Daniel
Tomassi, Gregoire F. M.
Meyer, Nadine
Quidant, Romain
author_facet Melo, Bruno
Veldhuizen, Daniel
Tomassi, Gregoire F. M.
Meyer, Nadine
Quidant, Romain
contents We demonstrate coherent, measurement-free optical feedback control of a levitated nanoparticle, achieving phonon occupations down to a few hundred phonons. Unlike measurement-based feedback, this all-optical scheme preserves the correlations between mechanical motion and the feedback signal. Adjustment of the feedback phase and delay provides precise and tunable control over the system dynamics. The ultimate cooling performance is currently limited by phase noise, which we analyze within a theoretical framework that outlines the constraints and prospects for reaching the motional ground state. Our results establish coherent feedback as a powerful tool for quantum control of levitated systems, extending beyond center-of-mass cooling.
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spellingShingle Cooling of an optically levitated nanoparticle via measurement-free coherent feedback
Melo, Bruno
Veldhuizen, Daniel
Tomassi, Gregoire F. M.
Meyer, Nadine
Quidant, Romain
Quantum Physics
Atomic Physics
We demonstrate coherent, measurement-free optical feedback control of a levitated nanoparticle, achieving phonon occupations down to a few hundred phonons. Unlike measurement-based feedback, this all-optical scheme preserves the correlations between mechanical motion and the feedback signal. Adjustment of the feedback phase and delay provides precise and tunable control over the system dynamics. The ultimate cooling performance is currently limited by phase noise, which we analyze within a theoretical framework that outlines the constraints and prospects for reaching the motional ground state. Our results establish coherent feedback as a powerful tool for quantum control of levitated systems, extending beyond center-of-mass cooling.
title Cooling of an optically levitated nanoparticle via measurement-free coherent feedback
topic Quantum Physics
Atomic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.21341