• DocumentCode
    1769800
  • Title

    Dynamics of microparticles trapped in a perfect vortex beam

  • Author

    Mingzhou Chen ; Mazilu, Michael ; Arita, Yoshihiko ; Wright, Ewan M. ; Dholakia, Kishan

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We trap and rotate particles using a perfect vortex beam with integer or fractional topological charges. A linear relationship is observed between the rotation speed and orbital angular momentum content of the beam.
  • Keywords
    angular momentum; laser beams; optical vortices; particle traps; radiation pressure; fractional topological charges; integer; microparticle trapping; orbital angular momentum; particle rotation; perfect vortex beam; rotation speed; Charge carrier processes; Educational institutions; Laser beams; Optical scattering; Optical vortices; Particle beams; Photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988550