Dipole-dipole interaction in random electromagnetic fields

    Authors

    S. Sukhov; K. M. Douglass;A. Dogariu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Lett.

    Keywords

    OPTICAL BINDING; FORCES; LIGHT; PARTICLES; SPHERE; MEDIA; Optics

    Abstract

    We demonstrate that a nonvanishing interaction force exists between pairs of induced dipoles in a random, statistically stationary electromagnetic field. This new type of optical binding force leads to long-range interaction between dipolar particles even when placed in spatially incoherent fields. We also discuss several unique features of the dipole-dipole interaction in spatially incoherent Gaussian fields. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America

    Journal Title

    Optics Letters

    Volume

    38

    Issue/Number

    14

    Publication Date

    1-1-2013

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    2385

    Last Page

    2387

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000321770900005

    ISSN

    0146-9592

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