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Fundamental limits of optical force and torque

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Alaee Khanghah,  Rasoul
Sandoghdar Division, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Max Planck Society;

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Rahimzadegan, A., Alaee Khanghah, R., Fernandez-Corbaton, I., & Rockstuhl, C. (2017). Fundamental limits of optical force and torque. PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 95(3): 035106. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.95.035106.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0000-78B5-D
Abstract
Optical force and torque provide unprecedented control on the spatial motion of small particles. A valid scientific question, that has many practical implications, concerns the existence of fundamental upper bounds for the achievable force and torque exerted by a plane wave illumination with a given intensity. Here, while studying isotropic particles, we show that different light-matter interaction channels contribute to the exerted force and torque, and analytically derive upper bounds for each of the contributions. Specific examples for particles that achieve those upper bounds are provided. We study how and to which extent different contributions can add up to result in the maximum optical force and torque. Our insights are important for applications ranging from molecular sorting, particle manipulation, and nanorobotics up to ambitious projects such as laser-propelled spaceships.