Optomechanical device actuation through the optical gradient force

Nature Photonics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 211-217

  Van Thourhout, Dries ^a   Roels, Joris ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS; FIELD GRADIENT; GRADIENT FORCE; GUIDED WAVE STRUCTURES; MICRO-PARTICLES; NEGATIVELY CHARGED; OPTICAL FORCE; OPTOMECHANICAL;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

OPTICAL TWEEZERS;

EID: 77950495895     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2010.72     Document Type: Review

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