title: Light-Induced Pulling and Pushing by the Synergic Effect of Optical Force and Photophoretic Force.
abstract: Optical force, coming from momentum exchange during light-matter interactions, has been widely utilized to manipulate microscopic objects, though mostly in vacuum or in liquids. By contrast, due to the light-induced thermal effect, photophoretic force provides an alternative and effective way to transport light-absorbing particles in ambient gases. However, in most cases these forces work independently. Here, by employing the synergy of optical force and photophoretic force, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a configuration which can drive a micron-size metallic plate moving back and forth on a tapered fiber with supercontinuum light in ambient air. Optical pulling and oscillation of the metallic plate are experimentally realized. The results might open exhilarating possibilities in applications of optical driving and energy conversion.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jinsheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Hangbo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yuanqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Si
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 310027 Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qiu