Giant Lateral Optical Forces on Rayleigh Particles near Hyperbolic and Extremely Anisotropic Metasurfaces

Abstract

We report a dramatic enhancement of the lateral optical forces induced on electrically polarizable Rayleigh particles near hyperbolic and extremely anisotropic metasurfaces under simple plane wave illumination. Such enhancement is enabled by the interplay between the increased density of states provided by these structures and the out-of-plane polarization spin acquired by the particle. The resulting giant lateral forces appear over a broad frequency range and may open unprecedented venues for routing, trapping, and assembling nanoparticles.

arXiv comment18 pages, 4 figures

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