Optical forces on small magnetodielectric particle

Nieto‐Vesperinas, M.; Sáenz, Juan José; Gómez-Medina, R.; Chantada, Laura

doi:10.1364/oe.18.011428

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“…This force originates from the higher-order interaction between electric-and magneticinduced dipoles, and in the quadratic dipole-dipole approximation it can be written as 63,64 (see Supplementary Note 3)…”

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Extraordinary momentum and spin in evanescent waves

2014

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Momentum and spin represent fundamental dynamic properties of quantum particles and fields. In particular, propagating optical waves (photons) carry momentum and longitudinal spin determined by the wave vector and circular polarization, respectively. Here we show that exactly the opposite can be the case for evanescent optical waves. A single evanescent wave possesses a spin component, which is independent of the polarization and is orthogonal to the wave vector. Furthermore, such a wave carries a momentum component, which is determined by the circular polarization and is also orthogonal to the wave vector. We show that these extraordinary properties reveal a fundamental Belinfante's spin momentum, known in field theory and unobservable in propagating fields. We demonstrate that the transverse momentum and spin push and twist a probe Mie particle in an evanescent field. This allows the observation of 'impossible' properties of light and of a fundamental field-theory quantity, which was previously considered as 'virtual'.

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Extraordinary momentum and spin in evanescent waves

2014

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“…[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Generally speaking, a tractor beam is a customized light beam that exerts a negative scattering force (NSF) on a scatterer and pulls it opposite to the propagation direction of the light, in contrast to conventional pushing forces. 14 Optical pulling forces provide a novel approach to gradientless optical manipulation techniques distinct from optical tweezers, [15][16][17] optical conveyors 13,18,19 and nanooptomechanical systems.…”

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Photon momentum transfer in inhomogeneous dielectric mixtures and induced tractor beams

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The determination of optical force as a consequence of momentum transfer is inevitably subject to the use of the proper momentum density and stress tensor. It is imperative and valuable to consider the intrinsic scheme of photon momentum transfer, particularly when a particle is embedded in a complex dielectric environment. Typically, we consider a particle submerged in an inhomogeneous background composed of different dielectric materials, excluding coherent illumination or hydrodynamic effects. A ray-tracing method is adopted to capture the direct process of momentum transfer from the complex background medium, and this approach is validated using the modified Einstein-Laub method, which uses only the interior fields of the particle in the calculation. In this way, debates regarding the calculation of the force with different stress tensors using exterior fields can be avoided. Our suggested interpretation supports only the Minkowski approach for the optical momentum transfer to the embedded scatterer while rejecting Peierls's and Abraham's approaches, though the momentum of a stably moving photon in a continuous background medium should be considered to be of the Abraham type. Our interpretation also provides a novel method of realizing a tractor beam for the exertion of negative force that offers an alternative to the use of negative-index materials, optical gain, or highly non-paraxial or multiple-light interference. Keywords: dielectric interface; Minkowski photon momentum transfer; modified Einstein-Laub method; optical pulling force; optical tractor beams INTRODUCTIONFollowing the pioneering work of Marston 1 in acoustics, optical 'tractor beams' have attracted considerable interest by virtue of their unusual mechanism for micromanipulation. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Generally speaking, a tractor beam is a customized light beam that exerts a negative scattering force (NSF) on a scatterer and pulls it opposite to the propagation direction of the light, in contrast to conventional pushing forces. 14 Optical pulling forces provide a novel approach to gradientless optical manipulation techniques distinct from optical tweezers, 15-17 optical conveyors 13,18,19 and nanooptomechanical systems. 20,21 Recently, various types of tractor beams have been experimentally demonstrated using a Gaussian beam with an optical mirror (involving the interference of incident and reflected light beams in certain limited regions) 8 and using dodecane droplets sitting on a dielectric interface. 22 However, in the presence of a high-powered laser, hydrodynamic effects (uneven heat dissipation, particle absorption, temperature gradients, liquid convection, surface energy wells, etc.) may also contribute. Moreover, the stability criteria for tractor beams, which are very important for practical application, have not yet been investigated.Although the mechanical effect has been demonstrated 22 to be an overall consequence of all possible contributing factors, the mechanism of the optical momentum transfer from a mixe...

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“…The scattering anisotropy also has a key role in the mechanical action of electromagnetic fields on small particles. The radiation pressure, which until now was believed to push objects 32,33 , has recently been designed to exert a pulling action towards the source, as recently proposed on exciting the induced magnetic dipole or multipoles of the particle 34,35 , and by appropriately designing the illuminating wave-field angular spectrum 36 .…”

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Magnetic and electric coherence in forward- and back-scattered electromagnetic waves by a single dielectric subwavelength sphere

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Magnetodielectric small spheres present unusual electromagnetic scattering features, theoretically predicted a few decades ago. However, achieving such behaviour has remained elusive, due to the non-magnetic character of natural optical materials or the difficulty in obtaining low-loss highly permeable magnetic materials in the gigahertz regime. Here we present unambiguous experimental evidence that a single low-loss dielectric subwavelength sphere of moderate refractive index (n ¼ 4 like some semiconductors at near-infrared) radiates fields identical to those from equal amplitude crossed electric and magnetic dipoles, and indistinguishable from those of ideal magnetodielectric spheres. The measured scattering radiation patterns and degree of linear polarization (3-9 GHz/33-100 mm range) show that, by appropriately tuning the a/l ratio, zero-backward ('Huygens' source) or almost zeroforward ('Huygens' reflector) radiated power can be obtained. These Kerker scattering conditions only depend on a/l. Our results open new technological challenges from nanoand micro-photonics to science and engineering of antennas, metamaterials and electromagnetic devices.

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Optical forces on small magnetodielectric particle

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Extraordinary momentum and spin in evanescent waves

Extraordinary momentum and spin in evanescent waves

Photon momentum transfer in inhomogeneous dielectric mixtures and induced tractor beams

Magnetic and electric coherence in forward- and back-scattered electromagnetic waves by a single dielectric subwavelength sphere

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