B02 – Levitated ferrimagnetic particles in hollow-core photonic crystal fibres
Summary
In this project, we aim to develop a new platform to investigate the cooperative interplay between photons, phonons and magnons by means of microscopic particles of yttrrium-iron-garnet (YIG). Since YIG particles are not only ferrimagnetic but also transparent they can be trapped inside a hollow-core photonic crystal fibre by optical tweezer techniques. This will ensure efficient light-matter interactions, whilst allowing operating one single particle or trapping a chain of particles and explore their collective cooperativity via the optical binding effect. The initial exploratory experiments will provide a secure basis for subsequent studies of quantum cooperativity at the single photon, phonon and magnon level.
Project Leaders
Nicolas Joly
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Staudtstraße 291058 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 7133215
- Email: nicolas.joly@fau.de
Philip StJohn Russell
Max Planck Institut für die Physik des Lichts
Staudtstrasse 291058 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 7133200
- Email: philip.russell@mpl.mpg.de
Publications
2021
- , , , , , , , :
Optical signatures of the coupled spin-mechanics of a levitated magnetic microparticle
In: Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics 38 (2021), p. 3858-3871
ISSN: 0740-3224
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.440562