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  • Optics and Photonics
  • Nanotechnology
  • Soft Matter Physics

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  • Light's spin and orbital angular momentum are conventionally used to engineer light topology for nanoscale manipulation.
  • Current methods primarily focus on shaping incident light beams, not the complete light-matter interaction.
  • A more versatile approach involves tailoring the phase space topology of light-particle interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically investigate the potential of phase-space topology engineering for nanoscale manipulation.
  • To explore novel dynamics achievable by shaping light-particle interactions beyond shaping incident light alone.
  • To demonstrate the creation of stable nanoscale motors using optically asymmetric particles.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling of light-particle interactions.
  • Analysis of phase-space topology and optical torque vector fields.
  • Investigation of topologically protected anticrossing phenomena.
  • Simulation of optically asymmetric (Janus) particles in light fields.

Main Results:

  • Optically asymmetric particles can function as stable nanoscale motors even in light fields with zero angular momentum.
  • Precessing steady states are achieved due to topologically protected anticrossing behavior in optical torque.
  • Varying incident light wavelength allows control over the number, orientation, and stability of spinning states.
  • Phase-space topology combined with particle asymmetry offers a powerful design tool.

Conclusions:

  • Tailoring the phase-space topology of light-particle interactions is a more versatile approach than shaping incident light.
  • This method enables the creation of stable nanoscale motors from Janus particles without requiring light angular momentum.
  • The findings provide a new degree of freedom for designing nanoparticles for advanced nano-optomechanical applications.