• DocumentCode
    520078
  • Title

    Nanoparticle manipulation with optical forces from surface plasmon polaritons on gold stripes

  • Author

    Wang, Kai ; Schonbrun, Ethan ; Crozier, Kenneth B.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally demonstrate enhanced propulsion of polystyrene and gold particles by surface plasmon polaritons on gold stripes. The largest propulsion velocity enhancement, relative to total internal reflection, is measured to be 5 for polystyrene particles.
  • Keywords
    gold; nanoparticles; polaritons; radiation pressure; surface plasmons; gold stripes; nanoparticle manipulation; optical forces; polystyrene particles; propulsion velocity enhancement; surface plasmon polaritons; total internal reflection; Charge carrier processes; Gold; Optical films; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Particle measurements; Particle scattering; Plasmons; Propulsion; Velocity measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499638