Size-dependent optical forces on dielectric microspheres in hollow core photonic crystal fibers: erratum.

The beam shape coefficients for cylindrical vector modes are of great importance for other researchers to reproduce our results, however they were accidentally reported incorrectly in our recently published manuscript [Opt. Express30(14), 24407 (2022)10.1364/OE.458674]. This erratum reports the correct form for the two expressions. Two typographical errors in auxiliary equations are also reported and two labels in particle time of flight probability density function plots are fixed.

Size-dependent optical forces on dielectric microspheres in hollow core photonic crystal fibers.

Optical forces on microspheres inside hollow core photonic crystal fibers (HC-PCFs) are often predicted using a ray optics model, which constrains its validity based on wavelength and microsphere sizes. Here, we introduce a rigorous treatment of the electromagnetic forces based on the Lorenz-Mie theory, which involves analytical determination of beam shape coefficients for the optical modes of a HC-PCF. The method is more practicable than numerical approaches and, in contrast with ray optics models, it is not limited by system size parameters. Time of flight measurements of microspheres flying through the HC-PCF lead to results consistent with the Lorenz-Mie predictions.