Title :
Improved precision in optical tweezers via squeezed light
Author :
Bowen, Warwick ; Taylor, Michael A. ; Janousek, Jan ; Daria, Vincent Ricardo ; Knittel, Joachim ; Hage, Boris ; Bachor, Hans
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Abstract :
Squeezed light is used to improve the precision of particle tracking in living yeast cells. This first biological application of squeezed light allows the cytoplasm viscoelasticity to be determined 64% faster than equivalent classical experiments.
Keywords :
biomechanics; cellular biophysics; microorganisms; optical squeezing; radiation pressure; viscoelasticity; biological application; cytoplasm viscoelasticity; living yeast cells; optical tweezers; particle tracking; squeezed light; Australia; Biology; Biomedical optical imaging; Educational institutions; Particle tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801492
