Optical binding of micron-size spheres

Vitezslav Karasek; Pavel Zemanek

doi:10.1117/12.615739

26 August 2005 Optical binding of micron-size spheres

Vitezslav Karasek, Pavel Zemanek

Proceedings Volume 5930, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation II; 593029 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.615739
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We focus on a numerical study using coupled dipoles to explore the interaction between two spheres of micron size. This interaction (sometimes called optical coupling or binding) is studied in counter-propagating Gaussian laser beams that do not interfere. We found that for a certain range of the refractive indices of the particle there exist several stable and unstable positions where the total forces acting on particles are zero. Moreover we observed an oscillations of the force acting between both objects coming from the interference of backscattered field.

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Vitezslav Karasek and Pavel Zemanek "Optical binding of micron-size spheres", Proc. SPIE 5930, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation II, 593029 (26 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.615739

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