Mechanical effects of optical vortices
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We concentrate on the forces and torques exerted on transparent and absorbing particles trapped in laser beams containing optical vortices. We review previous theoretical and experimental work and then present new calculations of the effect of vortex beams on absorbing particles.
32 pages, 9 figures
32 pages, 9 figures