All-Optical Nanomechanical Heat Engine

作者:Dechant Andreas*; Kiesel Nikolai; Lutz Eric
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2015, 114(18): 183602.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.183602

摘要

We propose and theoretically investigate a nanomechanical heat engine. We show how a levitated nanoparticle in an optical trap inside a cavity can be used to realize a Stirling cycle in the underdamped regime. The all-optical approach enables fast and flexible control of all thermodynamical parameters and the efficient optimization of the performance of the engine. We develop a systematic optimization procedure to determine optimal driving protocols. Further, we perform numerical simulations with realistic parameters and evaluate the maximum power and the corresponding efficiency.

  • 出版日期2015-5-6