Quantum Microrheology

Abstract

The project addressed the question: how can quantum optics techniques be translated to improve the performance of biological microscopy? It developed two new approaches to microscopy, improving the precision of both optical tweezers based rheological measurements, and of near-field single molecule sensing. In doing this, the project demonstrated, for the first time, the dramatic improvements that quantum techniques make possible, showing orders of magnitude improvements in both measurement speed and required illumination intensities. 8 peer reviewed papers and 3 conference proceedings were a direct result of the funding.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 11, 2018
Accession Number
AD1058861

Entities

People

  • Warwick Bowen

Organizations

  • University of Queensland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Albumins
  • Biology
  • Detection
  • High Resolution
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Microscopes
  • Optics
  • Optomechanics
  • Physical Theories
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Quantum Noise
  • Quantum Optics
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing