Title :
Optothermal manipulation of colloidal microparticles
Author :
Liu, Yangyang ; Poon, Andrew W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
We demonstrated trapping of 6-μm polystyrene microparticles over a 253-μm range using a trapping power of ~ 7 mW at 1550 nm. The observed particle levitation and segregation offer a longe-range energy-efficient manipulation mechanism.
Keywords :
radiation pressure; colloidal microparticles optothermal manipulation; particle levitation; particle segregation; polystyrene microparticles trapping; power 7 mW; wavelength 1550 nm; wavelength 253 mum; wavelength 6 mum; Charge carrier processes; Electron traps; Image motion analysis; Laboratories; Laser beams; Levitation; Optical scattering; Particle beams; Photonics; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
