• DocumentCode
    2264340
  • Title

    Optical “tractor beams” with nonconservative forces

  • Author

    Sukhov, S. ; Dogariu, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate that, for an entire class of optical beams, nonconservative forces can point in a direction opposite to propagation wavevector. The properties of these forces are examined in the Rayleigh and geometrical optics limits.
  • Keywords
    geometrical optics; radiation pressure; Rayleigh limit; geometrical optics limit; nonconservative forces; optical tractor beams; Force; Geometrical optics; Optical beams; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951652
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2264340