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  • Editor: Michael Duncan
  • Vol. 14, Iss. 13 — Jun. 26, 2006
  • pp: 6353–6358

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Optical trapping near a photonic crystal

Adel Rahmani and Patrick C. Chaumet  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 14, Issue 13, pp. 6353-6358 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.14.006353


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Abstract

We show that the photonic confinement induced by a photonic crystal can be exploited to trap nanoparticles. As demonstrated by the recent advances in the design and fabrication of photonic crystals slab structures, total internal reflection and multiple scattering can be combined to confine photons very efficiently. A consequence of this confinement is the existence of strong gradients of electromagnetic intensity in the near-field of the photonic structure. Hence, a nanoparticle placed in the vicinity of the crystal would experience an optical force which, with a proper design of the near-field optical landscape, can lead to trapping.

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OCIS Codes
(020.7010) Atomic and molecular physics : Laser trapping
(130.2790) Integrated optics : Guided waves
(130.3120) Integrated optics : Integrated optics devices
(140.3410) Lasers and laser optics : Laser resonators
(230.5750) Optical devices : Resonators
(250.5300) Optoelectronics : Photonic integrated circuits

ToC Category:
Trapping

History
Original Manuscript: April 28, 2006
Revised Manuscript: June 14, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: June 14, 2006
Published: June 26, 2006

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Adel Rahmani and Patrick C. Chaumet, "Optical trapping near a photonic crystal," Opt. Express 14, 6353-6358 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-13-6353


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