Influence of Polarisation on Optical Trapping Forces in Air-Transport of Spherical Particles

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Eckerskorn, Niko
Zeng, N.
Shvedov, Vladlen
Gamaly, Eugene G
Rode, Andrei V
Krolikowski, Wieslaw

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IEEE

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We show, both theoretically and experimentally, that light polarization affects the driving forces through the change in absorption, and thus the speed of transport of spherical particles in air with counter-propagating optical vortex beams.

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Proceedings of the International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim 2011

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2037-12-31