Title :
Optical trapping of metal-dielectric nanoparticle clusters near photonic crystal microcavities
Author :
Mejia, Camilo A. ; Povinelli, Michelle L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We predict the formation of a stably trapped metal-dielectric nanoparticle cluster near a photonic crystal cavity. The cavity mode traps a gold particle, which provides a secondary trapping site for a pair of dielectric particles.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; microcavities; nanoparticles; photonic crystals; radiation pressure; Au; cavity mode traps; dielectric particles; gold particle; optical trapping; photonic crystal cavity; photonic crystal microcavities; secondary trapping site; stably trapped metal-dielectric nanoparticle cluster; Cavity resonators; Charge carrier processes; Dielectrics; Force; Gold; Microcavities; Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
