Title : 
3D Optical manipulation of a single 50 nm particle with a scanning evanescent nano-tweezers
         
        
            Author : 
Berthelot, J. ; Acimovic, S.S. ; Juan, M.L. ; Kreuzer, M.P. ; Renger, J. ; Quidant, R.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Castelldefels, Spain
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Herein,we demonstrate stable optical trapping and accurate 3D manipulation of a single dielectric nanoparticle with a scanning optical near field probe.
         
        
            Keywords : 
dielectric materials; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; radiation pressure; 3D optical manipulation; optical trapping; scanning evanescent nano-tweezers; scanning optical near field probe; single-dielectric nanoparticle; size 50 nm; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Integrated optics; Nanobioscience; Optical device fabrication; Optical surface waves; Three-dimensional displays;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Jose, CA