arXiv · 1807.11647
Cooling of the rotation of a nanodiamond via the interaction with the electron spin of the contained NV-center
Abstract
We propose a way to cool the rotation of a nanodiamond, which contains a NV-center and is levitated by an optical tweezer. Following the rotation of the particle, the NV-center electron spin experiences varying external fields and so leads to spin-rotation coupling. By optically pumping the electrons from a higher energy level to a lower level, the rotation energy is dissipated. We give the analytical result for the damping torque exerted on the nanodiamond, and evaluate the final cooling temperature by the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. It's shown that the quantum regime of the rotation can be reached with our scheme.
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Li Ge, Nan Zhao. 2018-07-31. Cooling of the rotation of a nanodiamond via the interaction with the electron spin of the contained NV-center. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.98.043415
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