Title :
Giant resonant light forces in microspherical photonics
Author :
Yangcheng Li ; Maslov, Alexey V. ; Svitelskiy, Oleksiy V. ; Carnegie, David ; Rafailov, Edik ; Astratov, Vasily N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Opt. Sci., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
Abstract :
Giant optical propelling velocities of 15-20 μm polystyrene microspheres are observed in evanescent fiber-taper-to-microsphere couplers. The results demonstrate a possibility of parallel particle-sorting according to the frequency of their whispering gallery mode resonances.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical fibre couplers; optical polymers; optical resonators; radiation pressure; sorting; whispering gallery modes; WGM resonance frequency; evanescent fiber-taper-to-microsphere couplers; giant optical propelling velocities; giant resonant light forces; microspherical photonics; parallel particle-sorting; polystyrene microspheres; size 15 mum to 20 mum; whispering gallery mode; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
