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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8428-7
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730056
