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Trapping of nanofabricated SiO2 high-aspect-ratio discs in an optical lattice
Abstract
We describe the nanofabrication and loading of lithographically patterned, high aspect ratio $10$ μm diameter silicon dioxide discs with thickness of $400$ nm into an optical standing wave trap in vacuum. We obtain motional spectra of the center of mass motion of the discs using a combination of interferometric and imaging methods. The method is capable of high-efficiency loading and optical trapping using small numbers of objects, of the order of a few particles, with customized geometries and sizes compatible with wafer scale nanofabrication methods. Disc-like particles in optical traps have been identified as promising candidates for detectors of high frequency gravitational waves or as sensitive accelerometers.
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BibTeX
@misc{klomp2026trapping,
title = {{Trapping of nanofabricated SiO$_2$ high-aspect-ratio discs in an optical lattice}},
author = {Shelby Klomp and Shafaq Gulzar Elahi and Scott Grudichak and Chethn Galla and Zhiyuan Wang and Mark Nguyen and George Winstone and Katarina Boskovic Guy and Emma Derrick and Maddox Wroblewski and Jacob Sprague and Andrew Laeuger and Jackson Larsen and Nancy Aggarwal and Shane L. Larson and Andrew A. Geraci},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.22614},
eprint = {2610.22614},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.22614},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Trapping of nanofabricated SiO_2 high-aspect-ratio discs in an optical lattice
AU - Shelby Klomp
AU - Shafaq Gulzar Elahi
AU - Scott Grudichak
AU - Chethn Galla
AU - Zhiyuan Wang
AU - Mark Nguyen
AU - George Winstone
AU - Katarina Boskovic Guy
AU - Emma Derrick
AU - Maddox Wroblewski
AU - Jacob Sprague
AU - Andrew Laeuger
AU - Jackson Larsen
AU - Nancy Aggarwal
AU - Shane L. Larson
AU - Andrew A. Geraci
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/15
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.22614
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.22614
AB - We describe the nanofabrication and loading of lithographically patterned, high aspect ratio $10$ μm diameter silicon dioxide discs with thickness of $400$ nm into an optical standing wave trap in vacuum. We obtain motional spectra of the center of mass motion of the discs using a combination of interferometric and imaging methods. The method is capable of high-efficiency loading and optical trapping using small numbers of objects, of the order of a few particles, with customized geometries and sizes compatible with wafer scale nanofabrication methods. Disc-like particles in optical traps have been identified as promising candidates for detectors of high frequency gravitational waves or as sensitive accelerometers.
ER -