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OPTICAL BOTTLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Lasers and Masers
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

An important consequence of [the picture given of how the transverse forces arise] is that it implies one can shape light beams that will trap particles by radiation pressure alone, forming what might be called an "optical bottle." A high-index particle placed at a certain point in such a nonmaterial container should be in stable equilibrium ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Masers et lasers
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Conteneur immatériel réalisé par un ou plusieurs faisceaux de lumière et destiné à piéger des particules sous l'action de la pression de rayonnement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
  • Láser y máser
  • Física atómica
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