• DocumentCode
    689328
  • Title

    Experimental demonstration of light-assisted, templated self assembly using photonic-crystal slabs

  • Author

    Jaquay, Eric ; Martinez, Luis Javier ; Mejia, Camilo A. ; Povinelli, Michelle L.

  • Author_Institution
    Ming Hsieh Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate experimentally that the near field of a photonic-crystal slab can be used to trap square arrays of nanoparticles. This process of light-assisted, templated, self assembly exploits the guided-resonance mode of the photonic crystal for force enhancement.
  • Keywords
    nanoparticles; particle traps; photonic crystals; radiation pressure; self-assembly; force enhancement; guided-resonance mode; light-assisted self assembly; nanoparticle trapping; near field; photonic-crystal slabs; square arrays; templated self assembly; Biomedical optical imaging; Nanoparticles; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystals; Photonics; Self-assembly; Slabs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833711