Abstract

Levitated optomechanical systems experience a tremendous development on detecting weak force and torque with the center of mass motion and rotation of the levitated particle. Here the levitated optomechanical system is established on a rotating platform, and the centrifugal motion of the particle is observed after rotating the optical platform. The centrifugal displacement of the particle is experimentally proven to show a quadratic function relation with the rotation speed, and the stiffness of the trap and the mass of the levitated particle are obtained from it separately. Furthermore, the centrifugal motion makes the particle deviate from the laser focus center, which would decrease the particle spin speed. These results will help to understand the centrifugal motion and fully consider this effect when the optomechanical system rotates.

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