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
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