Sun, YueWhite, ThomasSukhorukov, Andrey2015-12-10January 229780819489166http://hdl.handle.net/1885/69119We discuss potential advantages of slow-light waveguides compared to cavity-based structures for enhancing opto-mechanical interactions. Then, we reveal that slow-light enhanced optical forces between side-coupled photonic-crystal nanowire waveguides canAuthor/s retain copyrightKeywords: Band edge; Group velocities; Longitudinal force; Nanowire waveguides; Optical force; Opto-mechanics; Optomechanical; Symmetry-breaking; Transverse force; Nanowires; Photonic crystals; Slow light; Waveguides Nanowire waveguide; Optomechanics; Photonic crystal; Slow lightSlow-light enhanced optomechanical interactions201210.1117/12.9147442016-02-24