Self-induced back-action optical trapping of dielectric nanoparticles

Nature Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 915-919

  Juan, Mathieu L ^a   Gordon, Reuven ^a,b   Pang, Yuanjie ^b   Eftekhari, Fatima ^b   Quidant, Romain ^a,c  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; VIRUSES;

DAMAGE THRESHOLD; DIELECTRIC NANOPARTICLES; MAGNITUDE REDUCTION; NANO-SCALE OBJECTS; OPTICAL INTENSITIES; POLYSTYRENE SPHERES; RESTORING FORCES; TRANSMISSION RESONANCE;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 71449089154     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1422     Document Type: Article

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