Gradient-induced long-range optical pulling force based on photonic band gap

Wenlong Lu; Alexey V. Krasavin; Sheng Lan; Anatoly V. Zayats; Qiaofeng Dai

doi:10.1038/s41377-024-01452-y

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Gradient-induced long-range optical pulling force based on photonic band gap

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- Gradient-induced long-range optical pulling force based on photonic band gap
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 13, Issue 5, Pages: 865-874(2024)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Structure and Fundamental Interactions of Matter, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
  2.Department of Physics and London Centre for Nanotechnology, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK
- Author bio：
  
  Anatoly V. Zayats (a.zayats@kcl.ac.uk)
  Qiaofeng Dai (daiqf@scnu.edu.cn)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1038/s41377-024-01452-y
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- Received：15 September 2023，
  
  Revised：2024-03-24，
  
  Accepted：08 April 2024，
  
  Published Online：24 April 2024，
  
  Published：31 May 2024
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Lu, W. L. et al. Gradient-induced long-range optical pulling force based on photonic band gap. Light: Science & Applications, 13, 865-874 (2024).
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Lu, W. L. et al. Gradient-induced long-range optical pulling force based on photonic band gap. Light: Science & Applications, 13, 865-874 (2024). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-024-01452-y.

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Abstract

Optical pulling provides a new degree of freedom in optical manipulation. It is generally believed that long-range optical pulling forces cannot be generated by the gradient of the incident field. Here

we theoretically propose and numerically demonstrate the realization of a long-range optical pulling force stemming from a self-induced gradient field in the manipulated object. In analogy to potential barriers in quantum tunnelling

we use a photonic band gap design in order to obtain the intensity gradients inside a manipulated object placed in a photonic crystal waveguide

thereby achieving a pulling force. Unlike the usual scattering-type optical pulling forces

the proposed gradient-field approach does not require precise elimination of the reflection from the manipulated objects. In particular

the Einstein-Laub formalism is applied to design this unconventional gradient force. The magnitude of the force can be enhanced by a factor of up to 50 at the optical resonance of the manipulated object in the waveguide

making it insensitive to absorption. The developed approach helps to break the limitation of scattering forces to obtain long-range optical pulling for manipulation and sorting of nanoparticles and other nano-objects. The developed principle of using the band gap to obtain a pulling force may also be applied to other types of waves

such as acoustic or water waves

which are important for numerous applications.

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