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ArticleNature nanotechnology2026

Stopped-light-enhanced gravitational force sensing.

Yicheng Zhu, Qi Geng, Boyi Xue, Yuncong Sun, Ruixiang Zhang, Xianfeng Chen, Xiaoshun Jiang, Farhan Azeem, Miguel Tierz, Wenjie Wan

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Yicheng ZhuState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Global College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-3378-0399
Qi GengState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Global College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Boyi XueState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Global College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yuncong SunState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Global College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Ruixiang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Global College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Xianfeng ChenDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7574-2047
Xiaoshun JiangNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Farhan AzeemState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Global College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Miguel TierzShanghai Institute for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Wenjie WanState Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, Global College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. wenjie.wan@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9743-3480

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Abstract

As the weakest fundamental force, gravity yields only small accelerations from millimetre-scale masses, making them difficult to detect. Detecting the gravitational fields of microscopic objects is important for microscale sensing, imaging or studies of the impact of the quantum state of an object on gravity. Cavendish-type torsion balances can sensitively measure gravity from small source masses, but their integration with micro- and nanophotonic readout remains challenging. Here we show gravitational-force sensing of a millimetre-sized mass using a torsion pendulum integrated with optical microcavity readout. A coupled photon-phonon resonance induces stopped light behaviour, reducing the group velocity to 2,000 m s

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