ArticleNature physics2026
Quantum ground-state cooling of two librational modes of a nanorotor.
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Abstract
Controlling the motion of nanoscale objects at the quantum limit promises opportunities to test fundamental quantum physics and advances in quantum sensing. Rotational motion is of particular interest, as its nonlinear dynamics in a compact, closed configuration space provides access to phenomena such as rotational interferometry, tunnelling between angular configurations and quantum-enhanced torque sensing. A key requirement for such experiments is the capability to trap nanorotors and cool their orientation close to the two-dimensional librational quantum ground state. When rotational motion is confined in a harmonic potential, it becomes librational. Here we demonstrate that coherent scattering into a high-finesse cavity enables the ground-state cooling of two orthogonal librational modes of an optically levitated SiO
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