Dynamic radiation force of a pulsed Gaussian beam acting on a Rayleigh dielectric sphere.pdfVIP

Dynamic radiation force of a pulsed Gaussian beam acting on a Rayleigh dielectric sphere Li-Gang Wang 1, 2, 3, *, and Cheng-Liang Zhao 1 1 Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China 2 Centre for Quantum Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan 3 Center of Optics, Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China * Corresponding author: sxwlg@ Abstract: We investigate the dynamic evolution of the radiation forces produced by the pulsed Gaussian beams acting on a Rayleigh dielectric sphere. We derive the analytical expressions for the scattering force and all components of the ponderomotive force induced by the pulsed Gaussian beams. Our analysis shows that the radiation force, for both the transverse and longitudinal components, can be greatly enhanced as the pulse duration decreases. It is further found that for the pulse with long pulse duration, it can be used for the stable trapping and manipulating the particle, while for the pulse with short pulse duration it may be used for guiding and moving the small dielectric particle. Finally we discuss the stability conditions of the effective manipulating the particle by the pulsed beam. ©2007 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (140.7010) Trapping; (170.4520) Optical confinement and manipulation; (320.5550) Pulse References and links 1. A. Ashkin, “Acceleration and Trapping of Particles by Radiation Pressure,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 24, 156-159 (1970). 2. A.