Title :
The strength of surface plasmons
Author :
Righini, Maurizio ; Volpe, Giovanni ; Petrov, Dmitri ; Quidant, Romain
Author_Institution :
ICFO-Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Castelldefels
Abstract :
We measure the femto-Newton forces produced by 2D surface plasmon optical traps able to trap micro-colloids at a patterned metal surface under low laser intensity.
Keywords :
colloids; quantum optics; radiation pressure; surface plasmons; femtoNewton forces; microcolloids; optical traps; patterned metal surface; surface plasmons; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Force measurement; Integrated optics; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Resonance; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics; (170.4520) Optical confinement and manipulation; (240.6680) Surface plasmons; (250.5300) Photonic integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
