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This paper discusses the calculation of the trapping forces in optical tweezers using a combination of the finite differences time domain (FDTD) method and the Lorentz force on electric dipoles. The results of 2D simulations of the trapping of a circular particle by a waveguide with a circular tip are presented and discussed.
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Rodrigues Ribeiro, R.S., Jorge, P.A.S. & Guerreiro, A. Computational models for new fiber optic tweezers. Photonic Sens 3, 57–60 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13320-012-0081-4
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