Engineering optical forces through Maxwell stress tensor inverse design

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Auteurs principaux: Jokisch, Beñat Martinez de Aguirre, Christiansen, Rasmus Ellebæk, Sigmund, Ole
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author Jokisch, Beñat Martinez de Aguirre
Christiansen, Rasmus Ellebæk
Sigmund, Ole
author_facet Jokisch, Beñat Martinez de Aguirre
Christiansen, Rasmus Ellebæk
Sigmund, Ole
contents Precise spatial manipulation of particles via optical forces is essential in many research areas, ranging from biophysics to atomic physics. Central to this effort is the challenge of designing optical systems that are optimized for specific applications. Traditional design methods often rely on trial-and-error methods, or on models that approximate the particle as a point dipole, which only works for particles much smaller than the wavelength of the electromagnetic field. In this work, we present a general inverse design framework based on the Maxwell stress tensor formalism capable of simultaneously designing all components of the system, while being applicable to particles of arbitrary sizes and shapes. Notably, we show that with small modifications to the baseline formulation, it is possible to engineer systems capable of attracting, repelling, accelerating, oscillating, and trapping particles. We demonstrate our method using various case studies where we simultaneously design the particle and its environment, with particular focus on free-space particles and particle-metalens systems.
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spellingShingle Engineering optical forces through Maxwell stress tensor inverse design
Jokisch, Beñat Martinez de Aguirre
Christiansen, Rasmus Ellebæk
Sigmund, Ole
Optics
Computational Physics
Precise spatial manipulation of particles via optical forces is essential in many research areas, ranging from biophysics to atomic physics. Central to this effort is the challenge of designing optical systems that are optimized for specific applications. Traditional design methods often rely on trial-and-error methods, or on models that approximate the particle as a point dipole, which only works for particles much smaller than the wavelength of the electromagnetic field. In this work, we present a general inverse design framework based on the Maxwell stress tensor formalism capable of simultaneously designing all components of the system, while being applicable to particles of arbitrary sizes and shapes. Notably, we show that with small modifications to the baseline formulation, it is possible to engineer systems capable of attracting, repelling, accelerating, oscillating, and trapping particles. We demonstrate our method using various case studies where we simultaneously design the particle and its environment, with particular focus on free-space particles and particle-metalens systems.
title Engineering optical forces through Maxwell stress tensor inverse design
topic Optics
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.20009