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  • Optics and Photonics
  • Nanotechnology
  • Particle Manipulation

Background:

  • Light beams typically exert outward pressure on particles via photon momentum.
  • Understanding optical forces is crucial for applications in micro-manipulation and laser trapping.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate optical forces exerted by nonparaxial gradientless beams.
  • To explore the possibility of backward dragging forces on particles.
  • To achieve stable optical tractor beams.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing nonparaxial gradientless light beams.
  • Analyzing the momentum transfer of photons.
  • Manipulating the nonparaxiality of Bessel beams.

Main Results:

  • Optical forces can overcome the typical outward push, dragging particles towards the light source.
  • Strong nonparaxiality is the key criterion for backward dragging forces.
  • Achieved a tractor beam with stable trajectories using Bessel beams.

Conclusions:

  • Nonparaxial beams enable novel optical forces for particle manipulation.
  • Backward optical pulling forces are achievable through controlled beam nonparaxiality.
  • Bessel beams offer a versatile platform for creating stable optical tractor beams.