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Photonics Research, Volume. 10, Issue 11, 2560(2022)

Helix-shaped tractor and repulsor beams enabling bidirectional optical transport of particles en masse

José A. Rodrigo^*, Óscar Martínez-Matos, and Tatiana Alieva

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Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid 28040, Spain

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Paper Information

Category: Physical Optics

Received: Jun. 21, 2022

Accepted: Sep. 11, 2022

Published Online: Oct. 28, 2022

The Author Email: José A. Rodrigo (jarmar@fis.ucm.es)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.468060

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laser devices and laser physics

Lasers and Laser Optics

laser manufacturing

Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology