Rigorous Theory of Optical Trapping by an Optical Vortex Beam

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2009-08-31

arxiv.org/abs/0908.4504v1

Phys Rev Letters 104, 103601 (2010)

Physics

Optics

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We propose a rigorous theory for the optical trapping by optical vortices, which is emerging as an important tool to trap mesoscopic particles. The common perception is that the trapping is solely due to the gradient force, and may be characterized by three real force constants. However, we show that the optical vortex trap can exhibit complex force constants, implying that the trapping must be stabilized by ambient damping. At different damping levels, particle shows remarkably different dynamics, such as stable trapping, periodic and aperiodic orbital motions.

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