Abstract
We investigate the dynamics of an array of polystyrene micron-sized spheres in a dual-beam fiber-optic trap. Experimental results show non-uniform equilibrium particle spacing and spontaneous self-sustained oscillation for large particle numbers. Results are analyzed with a Maxwell- Stress Tensor method using the Generalized Multipole Technique, where hydrodynamic interactions between particles are included. The theoretical analysis matches well with the experimentally observed equilibrium particle spacing. The theory shows that an offset in the trapping beams is the underlying mechanism for the oscillations and influences both the oscillation frequency and the damping rate for oscillations. The theory presented is of general interest to other systems involving multi-particle optical interactions.
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