Optical Nanomanipulation

By (author) David L Andrews, David S Bradshaw

Publication date:

01 January 2017

Length of book:

106 pages

Publisher

Morgan & Claypool Publishers

Dimensions:

254x178mm
7x10"

ISBN-13: 9781681748191

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

This book provides a broad introductory survey of the remarkable field of optical nanomanipulation. It establishes and clearly differentiates the physical principles and provides a snapshot of many prominent current applications. The first chapters introduce and develop core theory focusing on the physical significance and the most salient parameters. The remaining chapters are full of copious examples and illustrations that explain and exhibit the features and uses of mechanisms involved. Optical Nanomanipulation is an amenable introduction for the non-specialist to the more advanced methods.

Table of Contents: Front matter / Nanomanipulation: why optical methods are best / Key properties of the radiation / Optically induced mechanical forces / Laser cooling and trapping of atoms / Dielectric and metal nanoparticles: Rayleigh regime / Larger nanoparticles: Lorenz–Mie regime and beyond / Optical trapping arrays / Orbital angular momentum, optical vortices and torques / Structured light: particle steering, traction and optical lift / Optofluidics: lab-on-a-chip mixing and actuating flow / Vortex plasmons and light-induced ring currents / Optical binding / Past, present and future / Bibliography