• DocumentCode
    732597
  • Title

    Optical manipulation of Janus nanoparticles

  • Author

    Ilic, Ognjen ; Kaminer, Ido ; Lahini, Yoav ; Buljan, Hrvoje ; Soljacic, Marin

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We explore optical forces and torques acting on Janus nanoparticles in a plane electromagnetic wave. We find rotationally stable points and propose a scheme for all-optical manipulation of orientation and position of Janus nanoparticles.
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic waves; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; radiation pressure; torque; Janus nanoparticles; optical forces; optical manipulation; plane electromagnetic wave; torques; Gold; Nanoparticles; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Particle beams; Torque;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183031