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All-Optical Chirality-Sensitive Sorting via Reversible Lateral Forces in Interference Fields.

Tianhang Zhang1,2, Mahdy Rahman Chowdhury Mahdy2,3, Yongmin Liu4

  • 1Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore , Centre for Life Sciences (CeLS), #05-01, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore 117456, Singapore.

ACS Nano
|April 4, 2017
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This study introduces an all-optical method for separating chiral molecules. Chirality-dependent optical forces enable passive sorting of these substances, offering new possibilities in chemistry and biology.

Area of Science:

  • Optics
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Chiral separation is crucial in chemistry and biology but presents significant challenges.
  • Existing methods for chiral separation are often complex and inefficient.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an all-optical, passive method for sorting chiral objects.
  • To investigate chirality-dependent lateral optical forces for separation.

Main Methods:

  • Inducing lateral optical forces using interfered optical fields with controlled polarization states.
  • Analyzing optical forces on chiral objects in two-plane-wave interference patterns.
  • Utilizing interference at an interface between two media for chiral-selective separation.

Main Results:

Keywords:
chiralityinterfaceinterference fieldlateral forcesoptical forcesseparating

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  • Nonzero lateral optical forces were observed for linearly and circularly polarized light, causing observable particle motion.
  • While forces differed in magnitude for different chiralities, their directions were similar for opposite handedness, initially hindering separation.
  • Achieved chiral-selective separation by employing more complex polarization states and interface-induced interference.

Conclusions:

  • An all-optical, passive sorting technique for chiral substances has been demonstrated.
  • The method leverages chirality-dependent lateral optical forces, offering a robust approach for sorting chiral molecules and biomolecules.