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Mechanical effects of optical vortices

Optics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We concentrate on the forces and torques exerted on transparent and absorbing particles trapped in laser beams containing optical vortices. We review previous theoretical and experimental work and then present new calculations of the effect of vortex beams on absorbing particles.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0312007,
  title  = {Mechanical effects of optical vortices},
  author = {N. R. Heckenberg and M. E. J. Friese and T. A. Nieminen and H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0312007},
  year   = {2007}
}

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32 pages, 9 figures

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