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Optical Torque Controlled By Elliptical Polarization
Friese, M. E. J., Nieminen, T. A., Heckenberg, N. R. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. (1998-01-01) Optical Torque Controlled By Elliptical Polarization. Optics Letters, 23 : 1-3.
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| Author(s) |
Friese, M. E. J.
Nieminen, T. A.
Heckenberg, N. R.
Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H.
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| Title |
Optical Torque Controlled By Elliptical Polarization
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| Journal name |
Optics Letters
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| Publication date |
1998-01-01
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| Volume number |
23
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| ISSN |
0146-9592
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| Start page |
1
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| End page |
3
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| Total pages |
3
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| Editor(s) |
Mecozzi, A.
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| Place of publication |
New York
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| Publisher |
Optical Society of America
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| Language |
eng
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| Subject |
240400 Optical Physics
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| Abstract |
We show theoretically and demonstrate experimentally that highly absorbing particles can be trapped and manipulated in a single highly focused Gaussian beam. Our studies of the effects of polarized light on such particles show that they can be set into rotation by elliptically polarized light and that both the sense and the speed of their rotation can be smoothly controlled.
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| Keyword(s) |
Optical tweezers
micromanipulation
optical torque
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