Challenges concerning the discriminatory optical force for chiral molecules

TL;DR

This paper discusses proposed schemes to generate a discriminatory optical force for chiral molecules, addressing challenges and comparing different approaches to enhance chiral molecule manipulation.

Contribution

It provides a critical analysis of existing methods and introduces new perspectives on overcoming the challenges in applying optical forces to chiral molecules.

Findings

Identifies key challenges in discriminatory optical force application

Analyzes proposed schemes for chiral molecule manipulation

Suggests potential improvements for optical force techniques

Abstract

In response to arXiv:1506.07423v1 we discuss the authors work, and our own, on proposed schemes aiming to achieve a discriminatory optical force for chiral molecules.