Optical forces arising from phase gradients.
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چکیده
We demonstrate both theoretically and experimentally that phase gradients in a light field can be used to create a new category of optical traps complementary to the more familiar intensity-gradient traps known as optical tweezers. We further show that the work done by phase-gradient forces is path dependent and briefly discuss some ramifications of this nonconservativity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 100 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008