Subwavelength particles in an inhomogeneous light field: Optical forces associated with the spin and orbital energy flows

Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Bekshaev, A Ya ^a  

^a ODESSA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

electric and magnetic dipoles; light scattering; mechanical action; optical current; orbital momentum; quadrupole moment; spin momentum; subwavelength particle

Indexed keywords

LIGHT SCATTERING; MOMENTUM;

MAGNETIC DIPOLE; MECHANICAL ACTION; OPTICAL CURRENTS; ORBITAL MOMENTUM; QUADRUPOLE MOMENTS; SPIN MOMENTUM; SUB-WAVELENGTH;

MAGNETIC BUBBLES;

EID: 84876529184     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/15/4/044004     Document Type: Article

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