Spiral-structured crystal of ethylenediamine sulfate fabricated by optical trapping

An Chieh Cheng*, Teruki Sugiyama, Keiji Sasaki

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Abstract

Optical trapping realizes the formation of a unique spiral-structured crystal of ethylenediamine sulfate (EDS). When a continuous-wave laser beam of 1064 nm is tightly focused at the air/solution interface of EDS aqueous saturated solution, the EDS crystal is induced at the laser focus and is grown by further laser irradiation, and the crystal growth with a spiral structure is observed. Intriguingly, the preliminary experimental data suggest that the growth direction of spiral- structured crystal corresponds to the handedness of circular polarization of the incident light. We propose that the growth direction is determined by the transfer of the angular momentum of incident circularly polarized laser to the growing crystal due to crystal birefringence.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Manipulation and Structured Materials Conference
EditorsTakashige Omatsu, Kishan Dholakia, Sile N. Chormaic
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510663398
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
EventOptical Manipulation and Structured Materials Conference 2023 - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: 17 Apr 202321 Apr 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12606
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceOptical Manipulation and Structured Materials Conference 2023
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period17/04/2321/04/23

Keywords

  • circular polarization
  • crystal growth
  • ethylenediamine sulfate
  • optical trapping
  • spiral-structured crystal

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