Optomechanics with a hybrid carbon nanotube resonator

Optomechanics has recently moved into the quantum regime. Here, Tavernarakis et al. demonstrate that a hybrid optomechanical device made up of a carbon nanotube with a metal nanoparticle at its tip can push force measurements towards the quantum regime at room temperature.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. Tavernarakis, A. Stavrinadis, A. Nowak, I. Tsioutsios, A. Bachtold, P. Verlot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03097-z