Transverse Optical Force ( Optical force ) - a phenomenon in which light rays can attract and repel each other. The force acts along an axis perpendicular to the light beam. Due to its action, parallel rays can converge or diverge. Transverse optical power is manifested only at the micro level and can be used in nanoscale devices [1] , for example, for switching transistors . Experimentally discovered by a team of researchers at Yale University led by Hong Tang [2] .
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- โ Optics InfoBase: Optics Express - Giant transverse optical forces in nanoscale slot waveguides of hyperbolic metamaterials
- โ Discover magazine, from the January-February 2010 special issue; published online December 21, 2009
Sources
- Giant transverse optical forces in nanoscale slot waveguides of hyperbolic metamaterials. Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 20, pp. 22372-22382 (2012)