Forces in the Interaction of Light with Matter
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Optical Forces—Fundamentals
2.1. Optical Forces on an Electric Dipole
2.2. Optical Forces in Dielectric Media
2.3. Rival Optical Forces in Media
2.4. Two Types of Optical Force
3. Optical Forces in the Laser Cooling and Trapping of Atoms
3.1. Scattering Force, Doppler Cooling and Optical Molasses
3.2. The Dipole Force
3.3. Cooling Forces Arising from Polarization Gradients
4. Forces in Optical Tweezers
5. Optical Binding
6. Chiral Optical Forces
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lembessis, V.E.; Andrews, D.L. Forces in the Interaction of Light with Matter. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 7008. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167008
Lembessis VE, Andrews DL. Forces in the Interaction of Light with Matter. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(16):7008. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167008
Chicago/Turabian StyleLembessis, Vasileios E., and David L. Andrews. 2024. "Forces in the Interaction of Light with Matter" Applied Sciences 14, no. 16: 7008. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167008