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REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS
Volume 80, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6633/aa834e
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optical manipulation; radiation pressure; electromagnetic momentum density
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Undoubtedly, laser tweezers are the most recognized application of optically induced mechanical action. Their operation is usually described in terms of conservative forces originating from intensity gradients. However, the fundamental optical action on matter is non-conservative. We will review different manifestations of non-conservative optical forces (NCF) and discuss their dependence on the specific spatial properties of optical fields that generate them. New developments relevant to the NCF such as tractor beams and transversal forces are also discussed.
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