Title :
Optical trapping platform based on highly confining silicon waveguiding structures with microfluidics
Author :
Schmidt, Bradley ; Manipatruni, Sasikanth ; Yang, Allen H J ; Erickson, David ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
We demonstrate strongly enhanced optical trapping forces on sub-micron-diameter dielectric spheres within a pressure-driven microfluidic flow of several hundred mum/s using the evanescent field of the light in silicon waveguides.
Keywords :
dielectric bodies; elemental semiconductors; micro-optomechanical devices; microfluidics; optical waveguides; radiation pressure; silicon; Si; evanescent field; optical trapping force; pressure-driven microfluidic flow; silicon waveguiding structures; sub-micron-diameter dielectric spheres; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Etching; Microfluidics; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Waveguide components; (130.3120) Integrated optical devices; (140.7010) Trapping; (230.7370) Waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
