Tweezers with a twist
Tweezers with a twist
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The fact that light carries both linear and angular momentum is well-known to physicists. One application of the linear momentum of light is for optical tweezers, in which the refraction of a laser beam through a particle provides a reaction force that draws the particle towards the centre of the beam. The angular momentum of light can also be tran...
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Tweezers with a twist
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1671292737
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1671292737
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1749-4885
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1749-4893
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10.1038/nphoton.2011.81
