In force sensing, optomechanics, and quantum motion experiments, it is typically
advantageous to create lightweight, compliant mechanical elements with the lowest possible …

Optical control of nanoscale objects has recently developed into a thriving field of research
with far-reaching promises for precision measurements, fundamental quantum physics and …

In just 20 years of history, the field of optomechanics has achieved impressive progress,
step** into the quantum regime just 5 years ago. Such remarkable advance relies on the …

A new frontier in the search for dark matter (DM) is based on the idea of detecting the
decoherence caused by DM scattering against a mesoscopic superposition of normal …

We demonstrate a mechanical crystal with an optically programmable defect mode. By
applying an optical spring to a single unit cell of a phononic crystal membrane, we smoothly …

As the field of optomechanics advances, quadratic dispersive coupling (QDC) represents an
increasingly feasible path toward qualitatively new functionality. However, the leading QDC …

We introduce a passively-aligned, flexure-tuned cavity optomechanical system in which a
membrane is positioned microns from one end mirror of a Fabry-Perot optical cavity. By …

In the field of optomechanics, radiation forces have provided a particularly high level of
control over the frequency and dissipation of mechanical elements. Here we propose a class …

Recently, we proposed an optically pumped five-level gain with electromagnetically induced
transparency system, which has a transparency dip superimposed on a gain profile and …

We investigate the dynamics of interacting quantum planar rotors as the building blocks of
gear trains and nanomachinery operating in the quantum regime. Contrary to a classical …