The role of spectral bandwidth in transverse optical binding

Michael Mazilu; Andrew P. Rudhall; Ewan M. Wright; Kishan Dholakia

doi:10.1117/12.930920

10 October 2012 The role of spectral bandwidth in transverse optical binding

Michael Mazilu, Andrew P. Rudhall, Ewan M. Wright, Kishan Dholakia

Proceedings Volume 8458, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation IX; 84583D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930920
Event: SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Binding between optically co-trapped micro-particles occurs when the scattered optical fields are sufficient to com pete with the trapping forces. Such optical binding is seen as being pertinent to large-scale micro-manipulation due to the significant forces present within an optical trapping system comprising multiple micro-particles. One aspect of optical binding involves an inter-particle force relationship that is strongly dependent on optical fre quency. In our study we theoretically show that a broadened spectral content associated with frequency doubled broadband ultrashort pulses can result in spatial overlap of contained frequencies. The binding force oscillations are averaged out when sufficient spectral content is present within the pulse.

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Michael Mazilu, Andrew P. Rudhall, Ewan M. Wright, and Kishan Dholakia "The role of spectral bandwidth in transverse optical binding", Proc. SPIE 8458, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation IX, 84583D (10 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930920

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