Fig. 3: Numerical calculation of normalized lateral optical force on a polystyrene particle semi-floating at the air-water interface.
From: Dynamics of polarization-tuned mirror symmetry breaking in a rotationally symmetric system
a, b The normalized lateral optical force dependence on polarization angle α and incident angle θ for a 50 nm radius (a) and a 500 nm radius (b) polystyrene particle. c The lateral optical force variation with incident angle θ for different particle radii R. d Dependence of the lateral optical force on the radius R in Mie range at polarization angle α = 45°.
