Precise subnanometer control of the position of a macro object by light pressure.
For the first time to the authors' knowledge, efficient control of the position of a macro object by coherent light was demonstrated. The minimal controllable mechanical displacement induced by the light pressure was 9 pm. No dependence of light pressure on wavelength in a broad wavelength range (405-1560 nm) was observed, as predicted by Maxwell's theory.
Petrov
Victor
V
Institute of Applied Physics, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany. victor.petrov@physik.tu-darmstadt.de
Hahn
Julia
J
Petter
Juergen
J
Petrov
Mikhail
M
Tschudi
Theo
T