Chiral optical forces in a slot waveguide for separation of molecules in gas
Optics
2025-04-08 v1
Abstract
Chiral optical forces present an exciting avenue into the separation of enantiomers in an all-optical fashion. In this work, we explore via numerical simulations and analytical calculations the feasibility of the separation of chiral molecules by using guided light in a dielectric slot waveguide. Our results suggest that it is possible to separate [6]helicene enantiomers suspended in gas within several hours when applying optical powers of 100 mW.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2504.05051,
title = {Chiral optical forces in a slot waveguide for separation of molecules in gas},
author = {Josep Martínez-Romeu and Daniel Arenas-Ortega and Iago Diez and Alejandro Martínez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.05051},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
14 pages, 7 figures