Design of nanoslotted photonic crystal waveguide cavities for single nanoparticle trapping

We design and numerically simulate a photonic crystal waveguide cavity with a nanoslot structure for single nanoparticle trapping. A 135× enhancement of optical gradient trapping force compared to plain waveguide trapping devices has been achieved.

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