Unusually Strong Optical Interactions between Particles in Quasi-One-Dimensional Geometries
- 9 December 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 93 (24), 243602
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.93.243602
Abstract
A theoretical analysis of the optically induced interaction between small particles in a quasi-one-dimensional system is presented. The total reflection of light modes near a geometric resonance leads to strong radiation pressure on a single particle. The presence of the two particles splits the resonance leading to a nontrivial oscillating interaction. The existence of stable, optically bound dimers under two counterpropagating (noncorrelated) light modes is also discussed.Keywords
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