Optical binding mechanisms: A conceptual model for Gaussian beam traps

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 15381-15389

  Taylor, J M ^a   Love, G D ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; BINS; BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; LIGHT SCATTERING;

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING; FUTURE PREDICTIONS; INTER-PARTICLE INTERACTION; MIE SCATTERING MODELS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; SPHERICAL MICRO PARTICLES; TRAPPED PARTICLE;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER; LIGHT; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTICS; RADIATION SCATTERING; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASERS; LIGHT; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 69049113965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.015381     Document Type: Article

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