Precision Sensing with Levitated Optomechanics

Presentations

• Quantum-limited impulse sensing with optically-levitated nanoparticles

  Oral

  June 3, 2026, 10:30 AM – June 3, 2026, 10:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Jacqueline Baeza-Rubio

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Yu-Han Tseng

    • Yale University

  • Clarke Hardy

    • Yale University

  • Jacqueline Baeza-Rubio

    • Yale University

  • Lucas Darroch

    • Yale University

  • Joaquin Fernandez Odell

    • Reed College

  • Cecily Lowe

    • Yale University

  • Aaron Markowitz

    • Yale University

  • Siddhant Mehrotra

    • Yale University

  • Thomas Penny

    • Yale University

  • Benjamin Siegel

    • Yale University

  • Jiaxiang Wang

    • Yale University

  • Molly Watts

    • Yale University

  • David Moore

    • Yale University

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• Optically levitated microspheres for precision force sensing at micron scales

  Oral

  June 3, 2026, 10:42 AM – June 3, 2026, 10:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Weiran Xu

    • Stanford University

  Authors

  • Weiran Xu

    • Stanford University

  • Kenneth Kohn

    • Stanford University

  • Malayne Perry

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Giorgio Gratta

    • Stanford University

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• Balancing force sensing and spin-motion entanglement in levitated diamond

  Oral

  June 3, 2026, 10:54 AM – June 3, 2026, 11:06 AM

  Presenters

  • Gayathrini Premawardhana

    • University of Maryland College Park

  Authors

  • Gayathrini Premawardhana

    • University of Maryland College Park

  • Jonathan Beaumariage

    • University of Pittsburgh

  • Gurudev Dutt

    • University of Pittsburgh

  • David Pekker

    • University of Pittsburgh

  • Thomas Purdy

    • University of Pittsburgh

  • Jacob Taylor

    • University of Maryland, College Park

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• Force and acceleration sensing with optically levitated microparticles

  Oral

  June 3, 2026, 11:06 AM – June 3, 2026, 11:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Lucas Darroch

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Lucas Darroch

    • Yale University

  • David Moore

    • Yale University

  • Siddhant Mehrotra

    • Yale University

  • Cecily Lowe

    • Yale University

  • Jacqueline Baeza-Rubio

    • Yale University

  • Aaron Markowitz

    • Yale University

  • Clarke Hardy

    • Yale University

  • Yu-Han Tseng

    • Yale University

  • Molly Watts

    • Yale University

  • Benjamin Siegel

    • Yale University

  • Joaquin Fernandez Odell

    • Reed College

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• Mechanical Magnetometry with a Levitated Magnet

  Oral

  June 3, 2026, 11:18 AM – June 3, 2026, 11:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Yiqi Wang

    • Harvard University

  Authors

  • Yiqi Wang

    • Harvard University

  • Trisha Madhavan

    • CavilinQ, Inc.

  • Addison NewRingeisen

  • Mikhail Lukin

    • Harvard University

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• Levitated Sensor for Magnetometry in Ambient Environment

  Oral

  June 3, 2026, 11:30 AM – June 3, 2026, 11:42 AM

  Publication: https://arxiv.org/html/2504.21524v1

  Presenters

  • Changhao Xu

    • Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz

  Authors

  • Changhao Xu

    • Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz

  • Wei Ji

  • Guofeng Qu

    • Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University

  • Dmitry Budker

    • Helmholtz-Institut Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany

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• Levitated Superfluid Helium Drops for Optomechanics

  Oral

  June 3, 2026, 11:42 AM – June 3, 2026, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Theophilus Human

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Theophilus Human

    • Yale University

  • Igor Brandão

  • Yinchen Hao

    • Yale University

  • Chitres Guria

    • Yale University

  • Erin McGee

    • Yale University

  • Benjamin Capinski

    • Yale University

  • Yogesh Patil

    • Yale University

  • Jack Harris

    • Yale University

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• Probing short time Brownian motion regimes in liquids with bright and dark optical traps

  Oral

  June 3, 2026, 11:54 AM – June 3, 2026, 12:06 PM

  Publication: J. Boynewicz, M.C. Thumann, & M.G. Raizen. (2025). Observation of Super-ballistic Brownian Motion in Liquid. arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.05031.

  Presenters

  • Michael Thumann

    • University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Michael Thumann

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Jason Boynewicz

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Mark Raizen

    • University of Texas at Austin

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