Title :
Generation and potential applications of white-light propelling beams
Author :
Cannan, Drake ; Peng Zhang ; Zhigang Chen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate experimentally the generation of white-light propelling beams by employing Moiré technique without mechanical movement or phase-sensitive interference. We discuss the possibility of using such incoherent beams for dynamic optical tweezing and micro-manipulation.
Keywords :
light propagation; light sources; micro-optics; radiation pressure; incoherent beams; mechanical movement; micromanipulation; moire technique; optical tweezing; phase-sensitive interference; white-light propelling beams generation;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 2012 Asia
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6274-0
