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Toward Lossless Infrared Optical Trapping of Small Nanoparticles Using Nonradiative Anapole Modes

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Author(s):
Hernandez-Sarria, J. J. [1] ; Oliveira Jr, Osvaldo N. ; Mejia-Salazar, J. R. [2]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Fis Sao Carlos, CP 369, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[2] Inst Nacl Telecomunicacoes Inatel, BR-37540000 Santa Rita Do Sapucai, MG - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Physical Review Letters; v. 127, n. 18 OCT 26 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

A challenge in plasmonic trapping of small nanoparticles is the heating due to the Joule effect of metallic components. This heating can be avoided with electromagnetic field confinement in high-refractive-index materials, but nanoparticle trapping is difficult because the electromagnetic fields are mostly confined inside the dielectric nanostructures. Herein, we present the design of an all-dielectric platform to capture small dielectric nanoparticles without heating the nanostructure. It consists of a Si nanodisk engineered to exhibit the second-order anapole mode at the infrared regime (.1 = 980 nm), where Si has negligible losses, with a slot at the center. A strong electromagnetic hot spot is created, thus allowing us to capture nanoparticles as small as 20 nm. The numerical calculations indicate that optical trapping in these all-dielectric nanostructures occurs without heating only in the infrared, since for visible wavelengths the heating levels are similar to those in plasmonic nanostructures. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 18/22214-6 - Towards a convergence of technologies: from sensing and biosensing to information visualization and machine learning for data analysis in clinical diagnosis
Grantee:Osvaldo Novais de Oliveira Junior
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 17/25587-5 - Numerical design of all-dielectric nanophotonic optical tweezers for lossless manipulation of small nanoparticles
Grantee:Jhon James Hernández Sarria
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate