Title :
Experimental demonstration of negative optical forces at dielectric interfaces
Author :
Kajorndejnukul, Veerachart ; Weiqiang Ding ; Sukhov, Sergey ; Cheng-Wei Qiu ; Dogariu, Aristide
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics (CREOL), Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time that paraxial beams can exert long range optical pulling forces on objects at soft interfaces due to the increase of linear momentum of light in higher index dielectrics.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; geometrical optics; laser beams; dielectric interfaces; linear light momentum; long range optical pulling forces; negative optical forces; paraxial beams; soft interfaces; Lighting; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
