Demonstration of Whispering-gallery-mode Resonant Enhancement of Optical Forces

Abstract

We experimentally studied whispering-gallery modes (WGMs) and demonstrated resonance enhancement of optical forces evanescently exerted on dielectric microspheres. We showed that the resonant light pressure can be used for optical sorting of microparticles with extraordinary uniform resonant properties that is unachievable by conventional sorting techniques.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 25, 2014
Accession Number
ADA623721

Entities

People

  • Alexey V. Maslov
  • Nicholaos I. Limberopoulos
  • Vasily N. Astratov
  • Yangcheng Li

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detuning
  • Diameters
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Education
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Microparticles
  • Microspheres
  • Momentum Transfer
  • Optical Tweezers
  • Optical Waveguides
  • Resonance
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Spectra
  • Spectrum Analyzers
  • Spheres
  • Tunable Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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