Mechanisms for optical binding

David L. Andrews; Luciana C. Davila Romero

doi:10.1117/12.827983

20 August 2009 Mechanisms for optical binding

David L. Andrews, Luciana C. Davila Romero

Proceedings Volume 7400, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation VI; 74001H (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827983
Event: SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The phenomenon of optical binding is now experimentally very well established. With a recognition of the facility to collect and organize particles held in an optical trap, the related term 'optical matter' has also been gaining currency, highlighting possibilities for a significant interplay between optically induced inter-particle forces and other interactions such as chemical bonding and dispersion forces. Optical binding itself has a variety of interpretations. With some of these explanations being more prominent than others, and their applicability to some extent depending on the nature of the particles involved, a listing of these has to include the following: collective scattering, laser-dressed Casimir forces, virtual photon coupling, optically induced dipole resonance, and plasmon resonance coupling. It is the purpose of this paper to review and to establish the extent of fundamental linkages between these theoretical descriptions, recognizing the value that each has in relating the phenomenon of optical binding to the broader context of other, closely related physical measurements.

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David L. Andrews and Luciana C. Davila Romero "Mechanisms for optical binding", Proc. SPIE 7400, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation VI, 74001H (20 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827983

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