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Optical propulsion of individual and clustered microspheres along sub-micron optical wires

Optical propulsion of individual and clustered microspheres along sub-micron optical wires
Optical propulsion of individual and clustered microspheres along sub-micron optical wires
The evanescent field of sub-micron optical wires has been found to extend for longer distances when compared with planar waveguides. The large evanescent field associated with sub-micron optical wires has been exploited to propel 10 mm polystyrene spheres and sphere clusters at the velocity of 12 and 8 mm/s, respectively in water with about 0.4W of laser light at 1047 nm.
optical trapping, optical manipulation, optical propulsion, waveguides, sub-micron optical wires, evanescent field, radiation forces, microspheres
0021-4922
6716-6718
Murugan, Ganapathy Senthil
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Brambilla, Gilberto
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Wilkinson, James S.
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Richardson, David J.
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Murugan, Ganapathy Senthil
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Brambilla, Gilberto
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Wilkinson, James S.
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Richardson, David J.
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Murugan, Ganapathy Senthil, Brambilla, Gilberto, Wilkinson, James S. and Richardson, David J. (2008) Optical propulsion of individual and clustered microspheres along sub-micron optical wires. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 47 (8), 6716-6718. (doi:10.1143/JJAP.47.6716).

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Abstract

The evanescent field of sub-micron optical wires has been found to extend for longer distances when compared with planar waveguides. The large evanescent field associated with sub-micron optical wires has been exploited to propel 10 mm polystyrene spheres and sphere clusters at the velocity of 12 and 8 mm/s, respectively in water with about 0.4W of laser light at 1047 nm.

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Published date: 22 August 2008
Keywords: optical trapping, optical manipulation, optical propulsion, waveguides, sub-micron optical wires, evanescent field, radiation forces, microspheres
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Local EPrints ID: 63370
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/63370
DOI: doi:10.1143/JJAP.47.6716
ISSN: 0021-4922
PURE UUID: 50ee9de7-d726-4bdf-b2ea-34ae3dbf6d52
ORCID for Ganapathy Senthil Murugan: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2733-3273
ORCID for Gilberto Brambilla: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5730-0499
ORCID for James S. Wilkinson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4712-1697
ORCID for David J. Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058

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Date deposited: 13 Oct 2008
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:46

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Author: Ganapathy Senthil Murugan ORCID iD
Author: Gilberto Brambilla ORCID iD
Author: James S. Wilkinson ORCID iD
Author: David J. Richardson ORCID iD

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