Self‐Induced Back‐Action Enhanced Chiral Optical Trapping for Single‐Particle Enantioseparation
Abstract Enantioseparation remains a fundamental challenge due to the near‐identical properties of enantiomers. Here, enhanced chiral optical trapping is demonstrated through self‐induced back‐action (SIBA) in a gammadion‐nanohole structure. When chiral gold nanorods are trapped under circularly polarized light, their structural chirality synergizes with the nanohole's geometry to amplify chiral photon‐induced forces. Experimental validation reveals a 16‐fold force contrast between enantiomers under left‐circular polarization, enabling single‐particle discrimination. This platform holds immediate potential for enantioselective drug delivery and chiral quantum emitter assembly.
Authors
- Tao‐Tao Zhuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5832-8939)
- Yuanjie Pang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1328-3700)
- Dan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0838-7006)
- Zhi Tong
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (CN)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Optical Materials
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202502095
- Primary Topic
- Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00