Optical manipulation of particle ensembles in air

We demonstrate that airborne light-absorbing particles can be photophoretically trapped and moved inside an optical lattice formed by multiple-beam interference. This technique allows simultaneous three-dimensional manipulation of multiple micro-objects in gases.

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 37; no. 11; p. 1934
Main Authors Shvedov, Vladlen G, Hnatovsky, Cyril, Shostka, Natalia, Rode, Andrei V, Krolikowski, Wieslaw
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2012
Subjects
Absorption
Air
Light
Optical Tweezers
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Summary:We demonstrate that airborne light-absorbing particles can be photophoretically trapped and moved inside an optical lattice formed by multiple-beam interference. This technique allows simultaneous three-dimensional manipulation of multiple micro-objects in gases.
ISSN:1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/ol.37.001934