Light-induced rotations of chiral birefringent microparticles in optical tweezers

We study the rotational dynamics of solid chiral and birefringent microparticles induced by elliptically polarized laser light in optical tweezers. We find that both reflection of left circularly polarized light and residual linear retardance affect the particle dynamics. The degree of ellipticity o...

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Main Authors: Donato, M. G., Mazzulla, A., Pagliusi, P., Magazzù, A., Hernandez, R. J., Provenzano, C., Gucciardi, P. G., Maragò, O. M., Cipparrone, G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5013277/