Title :
Surface plasmon enhanced optical force on gold nanoparticles
Author :
Wang, Kai ; Schonbrun, Ethan ; Crozier, Kenneth B.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate the pushing of gold nanoparticles by surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs). 2D FDTD simulations indicate considerably enhanced optical forces due to SPPs and gold particle-film interaction, in comparison to total internal reflection illumination.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; gold; nanoparticles; polaritons; surface plasmons; 2D FDTD simulations; Au; gold nanoparticles; gold particle-film interaction; internal reflection illumination; optical force; surface plasmon polaritons; Force measurement; Gold; Lighting; Nanoparticles; Optical films; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Particle measurements; Plasmons; Thermal force; 140.7010; 250.5403;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
