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Looking through the mirror: Optical microcavity-mirror image photonic interaction

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    Identifier: imarina:9297463
    Authors:
    Shi, LeiXifre-Perez, E.Garcia de Abajo, F. J.Meseguer, F.
    Abstract:
    Although science fiction literature and art portray extraordinary stories of people interacting with their images behind a mirror, we know that they are not real and belong to the realm of fantasy. However, it is well known that charges or magnets near a good electrical conductor experience real attractive or repulsive forces, respectively, originating in the interaction with their images. Here, we show strong interaction between an optical microcavity and its image under external illumination. Specifically, we use silicon nanospheres whose high refractive index makes well-defined optical resonances feasible. The strong interaction produces attractive and repulsive forces depending on incident wavelength, cavity-metal separation and resonance mode symmetry. These intense repulsive photonic forces warrant a new kind of optical levitation that allows us to accurately manipulate small particles, with important consequences for microscopy, optical sensing and control of light by light at the nanoscale. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Shi, Lei; Xifre-Perez, E.; Garcia de Abajo, F. J.; Meseguer, F.;
    Department: Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica
    URV's Author/s: Xifré Pérez, Elisabet
    Keywords: Field Index Light Manipulation Metamaterials Particles Radiation pressure Silicon colloids Tweezers
    Abstract: Although science fiction literature and art portray extraordinary stories of people interacting with their images behind a mirror, we know that they are not real and belong to the realm of fantasy. However, it is well known that charges or magnets near a good electrical conductor experience real attractive or repulsive forces, respectively, originating in the interaction with their images. Here, we show strong interaction between an optical microcavity and its image under external illumination. Specifically, we use silicon nanospheres whose high refractive index makes well-defined optical resonances feasible. The strong interaction produces attractive and repulsive forces depending on incident wavelength, cavity-metal separation and resonance mode symmetry. These intense repulsive photonic forces warrant a new kind of optical levitation that allows us to accurately manipulate small particles, with important consequences for microscopy, optical sensing and control of light by light at the nanoscale. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America
    Thematic Areas: Astronomia / física Atomic and molecular physics, and optics Biotecnología Ciência da computação Ciências agrárias i Ciências biológicas i Engenharias ii Engenharias iii Engenharias iv Interdisciplinar Matemática / probabilidade e estatística Materiais Medicina ii Medicina iii Odontología Optics Química
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: elisabet.xifre@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0001-6072-9889
    Record's date: 2023-05-20
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cfm?uri=oe-20-10-11247&id=232980
    Papper original source: Optics Express. 20 (10): 11247-11255
    APA: Shi, Lei; Xifre-Perez, E.; Garcia de Abajo, F. J.; Meseguer, F.; (2012). Looking through the mirror: Optical microcavity-mirror image photonic interaction. Optics Express, 20(10), 11247-11255. DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.011247
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Article's DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.011247
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2012
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Optics
    Field
    Index
    Light
    Manipulation
    Metamaterials
    Particles
    Radiation pressure
    Silicon colloids
    Tweezers
    Astronomia / física
    Atomic and molecular physics, and optics
    Biotecnología
    Ciência da computação
    Ciências agrárias i
    Ciências biológicas i
    Engenharias ii
    Engenharias iii
    Engenharias iv
    Interdisciplinar
    Matemática / probabilidade e estatística
    Materiais
    Medicina ii
    Medicina iii
    Odontología
    Optics
    Química
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