Simulation of optical radiation force distribution in interference patterns and necessary conditions for chiral structure formation on dielectrics

Abstract A chiral structure is formed by the optical radiation force induced by a circularly polarized light that has spin angular momentum; chiral structures are expected to be used for light control devices and molecular chirality discrimination devices. In this paper, we clarify the relationship...

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Main Authors: Yoshiki Nakata, Koji Tsubakimoto, Hiroyuki Shiraga, Noriaki Miyanaga, Yuki Kosaka, Masataka Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18615-9