Optical surface vortices and their use in nanoscale manipulation

M. Babiker; V. E. Lembessis; D. L. Andrews

doi:10.1063/1.3183461

Optical surface vortices and their use in nanoscale manipulation

M. Babiker, V. E. Lembessis, D. L. Andrews

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Abstract

Following a brief overview of the physics underlying the interaction of twisted light with atoms at near-resonance frequencies, the essential ingredients of the interaction of atoms with surface optical vortices are described. It is shown that surface optical vortices can offer an unprecedented potential for the nanoscale manipulation of absorbed atoms congregating at regions of extremum light intensity on the surface.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	38-45
Number of pages	8
Journal	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1147
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3183461
Publication status	Published - 29 Jun 2009

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