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Area of Science:

  • Quantum electrodynamics
  • Atomic physics
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • The Sagnac effect traditionally measures rotation using light.
  • Quantum mechanics predicts analogous effects in matter waves.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the quantum electrodynamical analog of the Sagnac phase.
  • To explore the induction of a geometric Berry phase via nanoparticle rotation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing atomic waves and a rotating neutral nanoparticle.
  • Leveraging plasmon resonance to enhance the induced phase.

Main Results:

  • Observed a quantum vacuum Sagnac phase proportional to angular velocity.
  • Demonstrated a noninertial effect persisting in an inertial frame.
  • Achieved phase magnitudes near the sensitivity limits of current interferometers.

Conclusions:

  • The quantum vacuum Sagnac atomic phase serves as a geometric signature of a dynamical Casimir-like effect.
  • This phenomenon provides a new avenue for probing quantum vacuum effects.