Abstract

Light-actuated motors, vehicles, and even space sails have drawn tremendous attention for basic science and applications in space, biomedical, and sensing domains. Optical bound states in the continuum (BIC) are topological singularities of the scattering matrix, known for their unique light-trapping capability and enhanced light–matter interaction. We show that BIC modes enable the generation of enhanced and tunable optical forces and torques. A sharp and controllable line shape is observed in force and torque spectra when approaching high-Q resonance BIC modes. Wavelength and polarization tunability are presented as an effective method to control forces on BIC enclosed structures. Finally finite-size simulations are performed to evaluate the practical applications for a BIC-assisted metavehicle.

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