Morphology-independent general-purpose optical surface tractor beam

Abstract Optical tractor beams capable of pulling particles backward have garnered significant and increasing interest. Traditional optical tractor beams are limited to free space beams with small forward wavevectors, enabling them to pull selected particles. Here, we present a comprehensive theory...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Neng Wang, Jack Ng, Guo Ping Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-08-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51100-7