@article {Nahmias20043999,
	title = {Dimensionless parameters for the design of optical traps and laser guidance systems},
	journal = {Applied Optics},
	volume = {43},
	number = {20},
	year = {2004},
	note = {cited By 44},
	pages = {3999-4006},
	abstract = {Optical traps are routinely used for the manipulation of neutral particles. However, optical trap design is limited by the lack of an accurate theory. The generalized Lorenz-Mie theory (GLMT) solves the scattering problem for arbitrary particle size and predicts radial forces accurately. Here we show that the GLMT predicts the observed radial and axial forces in a variety of optical manipulators. We also present a dimensionless parameter β for the prediction of axial forces. Coupled with our correlation for radial escape forces, we now have a set of two simple correlations for the practical design of radiationforce-based systems. {\textcopyright} 2004 Optical Society of America.},
	doi = {10.1364/AO.43.003999},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-3142664585\&doi=10.1364\%2fAO.43.003999\&partnerID=40\&md5=8e2a1c2d7597c9d37dfc0a7cdc23d4ad},
	author = {Nahmias, Y.K. and Gao, B.Z. and Odde, D.J.}
}
