Indirect optical trapping using light driven micro-rotors for reconfigurable hydrodynamic manipulation
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08968-7
Abstract: Optical tweezers are a highly versatile tool for exploration of the mesoscopic world, permitting non-contact manipulation of nanoscale objects. However, direct illumination with intense lasers restricts their use with live biological specimens, and limits the… read more here.
Keywords: micro rotors; control; trapping using; indirect optical ... See more keywords
Fast and Efficient Nanoparticle Trapping using Plasmonic Connected Nanoring Apertures.
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abbca9
Abstract: The manipulation of microparticles using optical forces has led to many applications in the life and physical sciences. To extend optical trapping towards the nano-regime, in this work we demonstrate trapping of single nanoparticles in… read more here.
Keywords: efficient nanoparticle; nanoparticle trapping; trapping using; fast efficient ... See more keywords
Reflection mode optical trapping using polarization symmetry breaking from tilted double nanoholes.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.480802
Abstract: We demonstrate reflection geometry optical trapping using double nanoholes in a metal film. Symmetry breaking of the double nanohole allows for selecting the scattered trapping laser light of orthogonal polarization to the incident beam. This… read more here.
Keywords: trapping using; optical trapping; geometry; double nanoholes ... See more keywords