Laser propulsion of nanobullets by adiabatic compression of surface plasmon polaritons

Laser propulsion and guide of nanosized objects is fundamental for a wide number of applications. These applications are often limited by the fact that the optical forces acting on nanoparticles are almost negligible even in the favorable case of metallic particles and hence large laser powers are n...

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Main Authors: Folli, Viola, Ruocco, Giancarlo, Conti, Claudio
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4668566/