Thanks, Dr. Leary – couldn’t have done it without your help.
I think I would work on understanding what the vibrations really look like. Also, I would change the parameter space to see what other motions are possible.

Thanks, Dr. Leary – couldn’t have done it without your help.
I think I would work on understanding what the vibrations really look like. Also, I would change the parameter space to see what other motions are possible.

Thanks, Angela!

Thanks, Angela!

Hi Dr. Feierabend. Thank you for coming around to check this out.
Some scientists think it may be possible to use the interaction between anisotropic particles and optical nanofibers to improve our understanding of light by distinguishing between its spin and
orbital angular momentum components. If this is the goal, then it will be important to be able to detect the vibrations and compare experiments with theoretical predictions.
But if the focus is on moving particles from one place to another, then the absence of detectable vibrations is not as important, and may even be beneficial.

Hi Dr. Feierabend. Thank you for coming around to check this out.
Some scientists think it may be possible to use the interaction between anisotropic particles and optical nanofibers to improve our understanding of light by distinguishing between its spin and
orbital angular momentum components. If this is the goal, then it will be important to be able to detect the vibrations and compare experiments with theoretical predictions.
But if the focus is on moving particles from one place to another, then the absence of detectable vibrations is not as important, and may even be beneficial.

Thanks for coming Janelle! And thanks for your kind words.
Most crystals are anisotropic either because of the way they are shaped or the arrangement of their molecules. So learning how to move anisotropic crystals with light has plenty of potential applications. Sometimes physical tweezers are too cumbersome to be used for small particles, and it would be great if light could be used to move particles.

Thanks for coming Janelle! And thanks for your kind words.
Most crystals are anisotropic either because of the way they are shaped or the arrangement of their molecules. So learning how to move anisotropic crystals with light has plenty of potential applications. Sometimes physical tweezers are too cumbersome to be used for small particles, and it would be great if light could be used to move particles.