Optical Binding Phenomena: Observations and Mechanisms

• Main Author: Taylor, Jonathan M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Optics.; Electrodynamics.; Atoms.; Matter.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction.; Optics and Electrodynamics.; Numerical and Computational Physics.

This thesis addresses optical binding - a new area of interest within the field of optical micromanipulation. It presents, for the first time, a rigorous numerical simulation of some of the key results, along with new experimental findings and also physical interpretations of the results. In an opti...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Scattering Theory
• Evanescent Wave Trapping
• Counter-Propagating Gaussian Beam Traps
• Conclusions.