Search Results - "Nikkhou, Maryam"

Structured transverse orbital angular momentum probed by a levitated optomechanical sensor by Hu, Yanhui, Kingsley-Smith, Jack J., Nikkhou, Maryam, Sabin, James A., Rodríguez-Fortuño, Francisco J., Xu, Xiaohao, Millen, James

“…The momentum carried by structured light fields exhibits a rich array of surprising features. In this work, we generate transverse orbital angular momentum…”
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Direct and Clean Loading of Nanoparticles into Optical Traps at Millibar Pressures by Nikkhou, Maryam, Hu, Yanhui, Sabin, James A., Millen, James

“…Nanoparticles levitated by optical fields under vacuum conditions have applications in quantum science, the study of nanothermodynamics and precision sensing…”
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Isotropic Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Exceptional Photoelastic Strain Sensors by Mistry, Devesh, Nikkhou, Maryam, Raistrick, Thomas, Hussain, Mariam, Jull, Ethan I. L, Baker, Daniel L, Gleeson, Helen F

“…A family of acrylate-based isotropic Liquid Crystal Elastomers (LCEs) exhibit stress- and strain-optic coefficients orders of magnitude greater than…”
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Light-controlled topological charge in a nematic liquid crystal by Nikkhou, Maryam, Škarabot, Miha, Čopar, Simon, Ravnik, Miha, Žumer, Slobodan, Muševič, Igor

“…Topological charges form readily at defects in liquid crystals, but controlling them is a formidable task. An innovative approach pins defects to a microfibre,…”
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Direct and clean loading of nanoparticles into optical traps at millibar pressures by Nikkhou, Maryam, Hu, Yanhui, Sabin, James A, Millen, James

“…Photonics 2021, 8(11), 458 Nanoparticles levitated by optical fields under vacuum conditions have applications in quantum science, the study of…”
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Structured transverse orbital angular momentum probed by a levitated optomechanical sensor by Hu, Yanhui, Kingsley-Smith, Jack J, Nikkhou, Maryam, Sabin, James A, Rodríguez-Fortuño, Francisco J, Xu, Xiaohao, Millen, James

“…Nat Commun 14, 2638 (2023) The momentum carried by structured light fields exhibits a rich array of surprising features. In this work, we generate transverse…”
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