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Optical trapping force and torque on a Rayleigh spheroidal particle by a non-diffracting optical needle

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As a kind of non-diffracting beam, optical needle is gaining increased attention for its interesting properties and various potential applications. In this paper, we theoretically investigate the optical trapping force and torque on a Rayleigh spheroidal particle by an optical needle. A strategy to realize a non-diffracting optical needle by focusing a radially polarized vortex (RPV) beam with a high numerical aperture (NA) lens system is introduced and a diffractive optical element (DOE) is adopted to control the field distribution of the optical needle. Based on the field expressions of the optical needle derived through the Richards and Wolf theory, the factors affecting the properties of the optical needle are examined. Within the framework of dipole approximation, the optical trapping force and torque of an optical needle on a prolate spheroid with any spatial orientation are calculated. Numerical results show that the trapping force and torque are significantly affected by the field distribution of the optical needle, as well as the ellipticity and orientation of the spheroid. The present study may provide useful insights into the dynamic behavior during an actual optical trapping.

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This research was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (2020JM-210), the Key Research and Development Projects of Shaanxi Province (2019GY-146), the Xi’an Municipal Science and Technology Project (201805 029Y D7CG13(4)), and the National Key Laboratory Foundation of China (6142411203109).

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    Zhengshun Lei, Zhiwei Cui, Shenyan Guo, Fuping Wu & Yiping Han

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Lei, Z., Cui, Z., Guo, S. et al. Optical trapping force and torque on a Rayleigh spheroidal particle by a non-diffracting optical needle. Appl. Phys. B 127, 146 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-021-07693-8

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