• DocumentCode
    1769349
  • Title

    Freezing of microparticles in an electro-optofluidic platform

  • Author

    Soltani, Mahdi ; Killian, Jessica L. ; Jun Lin ; Lipson, Michal ; Wang, May Dongmei

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We show ability to simultaneously trap micron-size particles in an optical field and freeze their position by rapidly changing the direction of Poynting vector in an optofluidic waveguide using an electrically controlled Mach-Zehnder switch.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical switches; freezing; micro-optics; optical waveguides; radiation pressure; Poynting vector direction; electrically controlled Mach-Zehnder switch; electro-optofluidic platform; micron-size particle trapping; microparticle freezing; optical field; optofluidic waveguide; Charge carrier processes; Heating; Optical device fabrication; Optical interferometry; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Voltage measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988284