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ArticleNanophotonics (Berlin, Germany)2025

Subwavelength-scale off-axis optical nanomanipulation within Gaussian-beam traps.

Lei-Ming Zhou, Wan Sun, Zong-Qiang Tao, Ning-Jun Xiong, Chan Huang, Xiao-Yun Jiang, Yu-Xuan Ren, Yuanjie Yang, Yu-Zhi Shi, Ji-Gang Hu and 1 more

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Article in Nanophotonics (Berlin, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Lei-Ming ZhouDepartment of Optical Engineering, School of Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2534-5318
Wan SunDepartment of Optical Engineering, School of Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
Zong-Qiang TaoDepartment of Optical Engineering, School of Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
Ning-Jun XiongDepartment of Optical Engineering, School of Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
Chan HuangDepartment of Optical Engineering, School of Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5263-9660
Xiao-Yun JiangDepartment of Optical Engineering, School of Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
Yu-Xuan RenInstitute for Translational Brain Research, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4641-3148
Yuanjie YangSchool of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5901-2872
Yu-Zhi ShiInstitute of Precision Optical Engineering, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9041-0462
Ji-Gang HuDepartment of Optical Engineering, School of Physics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7973-1065
Qiwen ZhanSchool of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8745-4213

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is generally recognized that there is only a single optical potential-well near the focus in optical traps with a focused Gaussian beam. In this work, we show that this classic Gaussian-beam optical trap has additional optical potential-wells for optical manipulation at the subwavelength scale in the off-focus transverse plane. The additional optical potential-wells are formed by the synergy of both the gradient trapping force and the transverse scattering force, though in previous studies the scattering force usually has adverse effect such as reducing trapping stability. These potential-wells work for not only the metallic particles, but also the high refractive-index dielectric particles. By engineering the contribution of the gradient force and scattering force through the particle size, the particle material and the position of the manipulation transverse plane, the force field and trapping potential-well can be tailored to trap/manipulate nanoparticles at different off-axis distance at the subwavelength scale. Our work provides new insight into optical tweezers and promises applications in optical nanomanipulation, nanoparticle sorting/separation, particle patterning and micro-fabrication on substrates.

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multiple potential-wellsoff-axis trappingoptical manipulationparticle sortingtransverse scattering force

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PMID39927206
PMCPMC11806509

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