Title :
Near-field laser tweezers
Author_Institution :
Centre for Micro-Photonics, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, POB 218, Hawthorn, 3122, Australia Mgu@swin.edu.au
Abstract :
After the experimental development of the near-field trapping technique is reviewed, a theoretical model for focused evanescent wave trapping is presented, showing a new mechanism for rotating a trapped particle in the focused doughnut evanescent wave.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Laser modes; Laser theory; Lighting; Optical microscopy; Optical reflection; Optical surface waves; Probes; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569666
