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We theoretically propose two-color laser manipulation with greatly improved efficiency to mechanically manipulate single organic molecules. The present method is based on the nonlinear resonant laser manipulation proposed in a recent study. In the first part, we describe a method to trap single organic molecules that can be more effective than ever before utilizing two-color beams. In the second part, we demonstrate the possibility to selectively “pull” single organic molecules with a particular type of electronic-level scheme by using single-side illumination of traveling light.
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Contribution to the Topical Issue “Excitonic Processes in Condensed Matter, Nanostructured and Molecular Materials”, edited by Maria Antonietta Loi, Jasper Knoester and Paul H.M. van Loosdrecht.
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Kudo, T., Ishihara, H. Two-color laser manipulation of single organic molecules based on nonlinear optical response. Eur. Phys. J. B 86, 98 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2013-30620-8
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