Spectral Analysis and Parameter Estimation in Fibre Levitated Optomechanics

DAWSON, CHRISTOPHER

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Spectral Analysis and Parameter Estimation in Fibre Levitated Optomechanics / CHRISTOPHER DAWSON

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In levitated optomechanics, nano-scale objects are optically trapped so that their motion can be studied. These trapped nanoparticles are held in a 3D quadratic potential and act as damped harmonic oscillators; they are thermally and mechanically decoupled from the apparatus and their position is me...

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Published:	Swansea 2020
Institution:	Swansea University
Degree level:	Doctoral
Degree name:	Ph.D
Supervisor:	Bateman, James E.
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Spectral Analysis and Parameter Estimation in Fibre Levitated Optomechanics / CHRISTOPHER DAWSON

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