• DocumentCode
    2739143
  • Title

    Manipulating nano- and microparticles using optical forces from surface plasmons and silicon microresonators

  • Author

    Crozier, Kenneth B.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    10-12 Jan. 2011
  • Firstpage
    79
  • Lastpage
    80
  • Abstract
    Using counterpropagating surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) excited by prism coupling on a gold stripe, we demonstrate a scannable integrated optical tweezer. Additionally, we demonstrate optical trapping with silicon microring resonators.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; gold; micro-optics; microcavities; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; optical resonators; polaritons; radiation pressure; silicon; surface plasmons; gold stripe; microparticles; nanoparticles; optical forces; optical trapping; prism coupling; scannable integrated optical tweezer; silicon microresonators; surface plasmon polaritons; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Gold; Optical coupling; Optical films; Optical resonators; Plasmons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Keystone, CO
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8428-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730056
  • Filename
    5730056