%0 Journal Article
%T Optical Manipulation with Plasmonic Beam Shaping Antenna Structures
%A Young Chul Jun
%A Igal Brener
%J Advances in OptoElectronics
%D 2012
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2012/595646
%X Near-field optical trapping of objects using plasmonic antenna structures has recently attracted great attention. However, metal nanostructures also provide a compact platform for general wavefront engineering of intermediate and far-field beams. Here, we analyze optical forces generated by plasmonic beam shaping antenna structures and show that they can be used for general optical manipulation such as guiding of a dielectric particle along a linear or curved trajectory. This removes the need for bulky diffractive optical components and facilitates the integration of optical force manipulation into a highly functional, compact system.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/aoe/2012/595646/