Title :
Optical trapping and fluorescence detection of polystyrene beads in an all-optical-fiber platform
Author :
Jensen-McMullin, Cynthia ; Lee, H.P. ; Lyons, Edward R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Irvine, CA
Abstract :
We report the fabrication of an all-fiber, planar-design optical tweezers system used for trapping, excitation and fluorescence detection. The system is capable of detecting fluorescence from a single chemically treated, 6 mum polystyrene bead
Keywords :
biological techniques; fibre optic sensors; fluorescence; optical fibre fabrication; polymers; radiation pressure; 6 mum; all-optical-fiber platform; fluorescence detection; optical trapping; planar-design optical tweezers; polystyrene beads;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
