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PHYSICAL REVIEW A
Volume 108, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.108.023504
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This study introduces a protocol that determines the wave states producing the optimal tractor force by solving a simple eigenvalue problem. Numerical simulations demonstrate the efficacy of this method for various targets, and the diffractive nature of waves enables the tractor beam to work even for targets that cannot be explained by geometric optics.
Moving objects with optical or acoustical waves are topics both of fundamental interest and of importance for a range of practical applications. One particularly intriguing example is the tractor beam, which pulls an object toward the wave's source, in opposition to the wave's momentum. In this study, we introduce a protocol that enables the identification of wave states that produce the optimal tractor force for arbitrary objects. Our method relies solely on the solution of a simple eigenvalue problem involving the system's measurable scattering matrix. Using numerical simulations, we demonstrate the efficacy of this wavefront shaping protocol for a representative set of different targets. Moreover, we show that the diffractive nature of waves enables the possibility of a tractor beam that works even for targets where a geometric optics approach fails to explain the pulling forces.
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