Electrodynamic Interference and Induced Polarization in Nanoparticle-Based Optical Matter Arrays.

ABSTRACT: Optical matter (OM) arrays are self-organizing, ordered arrangements of nanometer- to micrometer-size particles, where interparticle forces are mediated by incident and scattered coherent light. The structures that form and their dynamics depend on the properties (e.g., material, size) of the constituent particles, as well as the incident and scattered light. While significant progress has been made toward understanding how the OM arrays are affected by the phase, polarization, and intensity profile of the incident light, the polarization induced in the particles and the light scattered by OM arrays have received less attention. In this paper, we establish the roles of electrodynamic interference, many-body coupling, and induced-polarization concomitant with the coherent light scattered by

SUBMITTER: Peterson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11089571 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature