Title

On the concept of "tractor beams"

Authors

Authors

S. Sukhov;A. Dogariu

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Opt. Lett.

Keywords

OPTICAL FORCES; PARTICLES; Optics

Abstract

We demonstrate the existence of a class of optical beams where the nonconservative forces can be locally oriented in a direction opposite to the propagation wave vector. Objects placed in the vicinity of these locations will move toward the source of light. The behavior of these negative forces is discussed for the particular case of nondiffracting rotating scale-invariant vector electromagnetic waves. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America

Journal Title

Optics Letters

Volume

35

Issue/Number

22

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/ol.35.003847

Language

English

First Page

3847

Last Page

3849

WOS Identifier

WOS:000284261100045

ISSN

0146-9592

Recommended Citation

"On the concept of "tractor beams"" (2010). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 836.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/836