2023
MAQRO — BPS 2023 Research Campaign Whitepaper
Rainer Kaltenbaek et al.,
Quantum Sci. Technol. 8, 014006 (2023)
arXiv
2022
Structured transverse orbital angular momentum probed by a levitated optomechanical sensor
Yanhui Hu, Jack J. Kingsley-Smith, Maryam Nikkhou, James A. Sabin, Francisco J. Rodríguez-Fortuño, Xiaohao Xu & James Millen,
arXiv
Event-Based Imaging of Levitated Microparticles
Yugang Ren, Enrique Benedetto, Harry Borrill, Yelizaveta Savchuk, Molly Message, Katie O’Flynn, Muddassar Rashid & James Millen
Applied Physics Letters 121, 113506 (2022)
arXiv
2021
Direct and clean loading of nanoparticles into optical traps at millibar pressures
Maryam Nikkhou, Yanhui Hu, James A. Sabin & James Millen
Photonics 8, 458 (2021)
arXiv
2020
Quantum electromechanics with levitated nanoparticles
Lukas Martinetz, Klaus Hornberger, James Millen, M. S. Kim & Benjamin A. Stickler
npj Quantum Information 6, 101 (2020)
arXiv
Quantum experiments with microscale particles
James Millen & Benjamin A. Stickler
Contemporary Physics 61, 155 (2020)
arXiv
An odd couple
Brian D’Urso & James Millen
Nature Physics 17, 167 (2020)
News & Views article on: Entanglement between distant macroscopic mechanical and spin systems
Quantum sensing with nanoparticles for gravimetry; when bigger is better
Markus Rademacher, James Millen & Ying Lia Li
Advanced Optical Technologies, 9(5), 227-239 (2020)
arXiv
Optomechanics with Levitated Particles
James Millen, Tania Monteiro, Robert Pettit & A. Nick Vamivakas
Reports on Progress in Physics 83, 026401 (2020)
arXiv
2019
Silicon microcavity arrays with open access and a finesse of half a million
Georg Wachter, Stefan Kuhn, Stefan Minniberger, Cameron Salter, Peter Asenbaum, James Millen, Michael Schneider, Johannes Schalko, Ulrich Schmid, André Felgner, Dorothee Hüser, Markus Arndt & Michael Trupke
Light: Science & Applications 8, 37 (2019)
arXiv
Single Particle Thermodynamics with Levitated Nanoparticles
James Millen & Jan Gieseler
Appears in Thermodynamics in the Quantum Regime. Fundamental Theories of Physics (Springer)
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99046-0_35
arXiv
Levitated electromechanics: all-electrical cooling of charged nano- and micro-particles
Daniel Goldwater, Benjamin A. Stickler, Lukas Martinetz, Tracy E. Northup, Klaus Hornberger & James Millen
Quantum Science & Technology 4, 024003 (2019)
arXiv
2018
Probing macroscopic quantum superpositions with nanorotors
Benjamin A. Stickler, Birthe Papendell, Stefan Kuhn, James Millen, Markus Arndt, Klaus Hornberger
New Journal of Physics 20, 122001 (2018)
Phys.org article: Proposed test of quantum superposition measures ‘quantum revivals’
arXiv
Levitated Nanoparticles for Microscopic Thermodynamics—A Review
Entropy Best Paper of 2019 Winner
Jan Gieseler & James Millen
Entropy 20, 326 (2018)
2017
Nanoparticle detection in an open-access silicon microcavity
Stefan Kuhn, Georg Wachter, Franz-Ferdinand Wieser, James Millen, Michael Schneider, Johannes Schalko, Ulrich Schmid, Michael Trupke, Markus Arndt
Applied Physics Letters 111, 253107 (2017)
arXiv
Optically driven ultra-stable nanomechanical rotor
Stefan Kuhn, Benjamin A. Stickler, Alon Kosloff, Fernando Patolsky, Klaus Hornberger, Markus Arndt, James Millen
Nature Communications 8, 1670 (2017)
arXiv
Viewpoint: Squeezed Environment Boosts Engine Performance
James Millen
Physics 10, 99 (2017)
Full Rotational Control of Levitated Silicon Nanorods
Stefan Kuhn, Alon Kosloff, Benjamin A. Stickler, Fernando Patolsky, Klaus Hornberger, Markus Arndt, James Millen
Optica 4, 356-360 (2017)
arXiv
Tutorial on Optomechanics
James Millen,
Proc. SPIE 10347, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XIV, 103471E (25 September 2017);
Free recording (please cite using the details above)
2016
Nonlinear Dynamics and Strong Cavity Cooling of Levitated Nanoparticles
P. Z. G. Fonseca, E. B. Aranas, J. Millen, T. S. Monteiro, and P. F. Barker
Editor’s suggestion Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 173602
Nature Photonics research highlight: Cooling Dynamics
arXiv
Simultaneous cooling of coupled mechanical oscillators using whispering gallery mode resonances
Ying Lia Li, James Millen, P. F. Barker
Opt. Express 24, 1392-1401 (2016)
arXiv
Perspective: Quantum Thermodynamics
James Millen & André Xuereb
New J. Phys. 18, 011002
arXiv
Rise of the Quantum Machines
James Millen & André Xuereb
Phys. World, 29 23 (2016)
Cooling and manipulation of nanoparticles in high vacuum
James Millen, Stefan Kuhn, Alon Kosloff, Fernando Patolsky, Markus Arndt
Proc. SPIE 9922, Optical Trapping and OPtical Micromanipulation XIII 99220C (2016)
2015
A living thing in two places at once? This quantum quandary test is limited
James Millen
The Guardian, 1st October 2015
Quantum cooling and squeezing of a levitating nanosphere via time-continuous measurements
Marco G Genoni, Jinglei Zhang, James Millen, Peter F Barker, Alessio Serafini
New J. Phys. 17, 073019
arXiv
Cavity Cooling a Single Charged Levitated Nanosphere
J Millen, PZG Fonseca, T Mavrogordatos, TS Monteiro, PF Barker
Editor’s suggestion Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 123602
Physics focus story: How to Stop a Nanosphere
Nature Photonics research highlight: Cool Levitation
arXiv
2014
Nanoscale temperature measurements using non-equilibrium Brownian dynamics of a levitated nanosphere
J Millen, T Deesuwan, P Barker, J Anders
Nature Nanotechnology 9, 425–429
News & Views article: Levitating nanoparticles: Non-equilibrium nano-thermometry
arXiv
Cavity cooling a trapped nanosphere in vacuum
PF Barker, James Millen, Piergiacomo ZG Fonseca, T Mavrogordatos, TS Monteiro
Proc. SPIE 9164, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XI, 916403
Cooling the centre-of-mass motion of a silica microsphere
Y Lia Li, J Millen, PF Barker
Proc. SPIE 9164, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XI, 916404
2013
Dynamics of levitated nanospheres: towards the strong coupling regime
T S Monteiro, J Millen, G A T Pender, Florian Marquardt, D Chang, P F Barker
Journal Highlight of 2013: New J. Phys. 15 015001 (open access)
2012
Optomechanical cooling of levitated spheres with doubly resonant fields
GAT Pender, PF Barker, Florian Marquardt, James Millen, TS Monteiro
Phys. Rev. A 85, 021802
arXiv
Cooling optically trapped particles
PF Barker, J Millen, Y Lia Li, M Trivedi, TS Monteiro
Proc. SPIE 8458, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation IX, 845808
An odd couple
Brian D’Urso & James Millen
Nature Physics (2020)
News & Views article on: Entanglement between distant macroscopic mechanical and spin systems
Optomechanics with Levitated Particles
James Millen, Tania Monteiro, Robert Pettit & A. Nick Vamivakas
Reports on Progress in Physics 83, 026401 (2020)
arXiv
2019
Silicon microcavity arrays with open access and a finesse of half a million
Georg Wachter, Stefan Kuhn, Stefan Minniberger, Cameron Salter, Peter Asenbaum, James Millen, Michael Schneider, Johannes Schalko, Ulrich Schmid, André Felgner, Dorothee Hüser, Markus Arndt & Michael Trupke
Light: Science & Applications 8, 37 (2019)
arXiv
Single Particle Thermodynamics with Levitated Nanoparticles
James Millen & Jan Gieseler
Appears in Thermodynamics in the Quantum Regime. Fundamental Theories of Physics (Springer)
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99046-0_35
arXiv
Levitated electromechanics: all-electrical cooling of charged nano- and micro-particles
Daniel Goldwater, Benjamin A. Stickler, Lukas Martinetz, Tracy E. Northup, Klaus Hornberger & James Millen
Quantum Science & Technology 4, 024003 (2019)
arXiv
2018
Probing macroscopic quantum superpositions with nanorotors
Benjamin A. Stickler, Birthe Papendell, Stefan Kuhn, James Millen, Markus Arndt, Klaus Hornberger
New Journal of Physics 20, 122001 (2018)
Phys.org article: Proposed test of quantum superposition measures ‘quantum revivals’
arXiv
Levitated Nanoparticles for Microscopic Thermodynamics—A Review
Entropy Best Paper of 2019 Winner
Jan Gieseler & James Millen
Entropy 20, 326 (2018)
2017
Nanoparticle detection in an open-access silicon microcavity
Stefan Kuhn, Georg Wachter, Franz-Ferdinand Wieser, James Millen, Michael Schneider, Johannes Schalko, Ulrich Schmid, Michael Trupke, Markus Arndt
Applied Physics Letters 111, 253107 (2017)
arXiv
Optically driven ultra-stable nanomechanical rotor
Stefan Kuhn, Benjamin A. Stickler, Alon Kosloff, Fernando Patolsky, Klaus Hornberger, Markus Arndt, James Millen
Nature Communications 8, 1670 (2017)
arXiv
Viewpoint: Squeezed Environment Boosts Engine Performance
James Millen
Physics 10, 99 (2017)
Full Rotational Control of Levitated Silicon Nanorods
Stefan Kuhn, Alon Kosloff, Benjamin A. Stickler, Fernando Patolsky, Klaus Hornberger, Markus Arndt, James Millen
Optica 4, 356-360 (2017)
arXiv
Tutorial on Optomechanics
James Millen,
Proc. SPIE 10347, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XIV, 103471E (25 September 2017);
Free recording (please cite using the details above)
2016
Nonlinear Dynamics and Strong Cavity Cooling of Levitated Nanoparticles
P. Z. G. Fonseca, E. B. Aranas, J. Millen, T. S. Monteiro, and P. F. Barker
Editor’s suggestion Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 173602
Nature Photonics research highlight: Cooling Dynamics
arXiv
Simultaneous cooling of coupled mechanical oscillators using whispering gallery mode resonances
Ying Lia Li, James Millen, P. F. Barker
Opt. Express 24, 1392-1401 (2016)
arXiv
Perspective: Quantum Thermodynamics
James Millen & André Xuereb
New J. Phys. 18, 011002
arXiv
Rise of the Quantum Machines
James Millen & André Xuereb
Physics World, January 2016, p23-26
Cooling and manipulation of nanoparticles in high vacuum
James Millen, Stefan Kuhn, Alon Kosloff, Fernando Patolsky, Markus Arndt
Proc. SPIE 9922, Optical Trapping and OPtical Micromanipulation XIII 99220C (2016)
2015
A living thing in two places at once? This quantum quandary test is limited
James Millen
The Guardian, 1st October 2015
Quantum cooling and squeezing of a levitating nanosphere via time-continuous measurements
Marco G Genoni, Jinglei Zhang, James Millen, Peter F Barker, Alessio Serafini
New J. Phys. 17, 073019
arXiv
Cavity Cooling a Single Charged Levitated Nanosphere
J Millen, PZG Fonseca, T Mavrogordatos, TS Monteiro, PF Barker
Editor’s suggestion Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 123602
Physics focus story: How to Stop a Nanosphere
Nature Photonics research highlight: Cool Levitation
arXiv
2014
Nanoscale temperature measurements using non-equilibrium Brownian dynamics of a levitated nanosphere
J Millen, T Deesuwan, P Barker, J Anders
Nature Nanotechnology 9, 425–429
News & Views article: Levitating nanoparticles: Non-equilibrium nano-thermometry
arXiv
Cavity cooling a trapped nanosphere in vacuum
PF Barker, James Millen, Piergiacomo ZG Fonseca, T Mavrogordatos, TS Monteiro
Proc. SPIE 9164, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XI, 916403
Cooling the centre-of-mass motion of a silica microsphere
Y Lia Li, J Millen, PF Barker
Proc. SPIE 9164, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XI, 916404
2013
Dynamics of levitated nanospheres: towards the strong coupling regime
T S Monteiro, J Millen, G A T Pender, Florian Marquardt, D Chang, P F Barker
Journal Highlight of 2013: New J. Phys. 15 015001 (open access)
2012
Optomechanical cooling of levitated spheres with doubly resonant fields
GAT Pender, PF Barker, Florian Marquardt, James Millen, TS Monteiro
Phys. Rev. A 85, 021802
arXiv
Cooling optically trapped particles
PF Barker, J Millen, Y Lia Li, M Trivedi, TS Monteiro
Proc. SPIE 8458, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation IX, 845808
Levitated Nanophysics Group 