Optically bound microscopic particles in one dimension

D. McGloin; A. E. Carruthers; K. Dholakia; E. M. Wright

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.69.021403

Optically bound microscopic particles in one dimension

D. McGloin^*, A. E. Carruthers, K. Dholakia, E. M. Wright

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Abstract

The creation of self-organized one-dimensional optically bound arrays of microscopic matters in counterpropagating light fields were studied. A numerical model was developed to simulate the equilibrium positions of two and three particles in a counterpropagating beam geometry, where the particle sizes are larger then the laser wavelength. The model aided in investigating the ways in which particles interact with the light field in extended optical lattices. The role of the scattering and refraction of light in the creation of the one-dimensional arrays was also studied.

Original language	English
Article number	021403
Pages (from-to)	021403-1-021403-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume	69
Issue number	2 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.69.021403
Publication status	Published - 25 Feb 2004

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Acknowledgements: D.M. acknowledges financial support from the Royal So-
ciety. This work is supported by the Royal Society and the
U.K.’s EPSRC.

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