• DocumentCode
    512729
  • Title

    Dynamically adjustable annular laser trapping for sperm chemotaxis study

  • Author

    Shao, Bing ; Song, Deqiang ; Zlatanovic, Sanja ; Esener, Sadik C. ; Vinson, Jaclyn ; Botvinick, Elliot L. ; Berns, Michael W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-8 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A diameter-adjustable annular laser trapping system based on axicons was designed for sperm chemotactaxis and fertilizability characterization. Experiment on microspheres testified the feasibility and performance of the system and was consistent with theoretical expectation.
  • Keywords
    cell motility; laser applications in medicine; laser beams; lenses; neodymium; radiation pressure; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YAG:Nd; annular laser trapping; axicons; fertilizability; microspheres; optical trapping; sperm chemotaxis; Apertures; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Chemical lasers; Focusing; Laser beams; Laser theory; Lenses; Optical collimators; Ring lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Photonics, 2005. IP 2005. OSA Topical Meeting on
  • Conference_Location
    Charlotte, NC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6637-5
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5411892