Physics

Cavity-mediated long-range interactions in levitated optomechanics

J. Vijayan, J. Piotrowski, et al.

This research showcases groundbreaking programmable cavity-mediated interactions between nanoparticles in vacuum, revealing a strong, long-range coupling that can be finely tuned. Conducted by Jayadev Vijayan, Johannes Piotrowski, Carlos Gonzalez-Ballestero, Kevin Weber, Oriol Romero-Isart, and Lukas Novotny, the findings open new avenues for exploring many-body effects and optomechanical sensing.