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Design strategies for optimizing holographic optical tweezers setups

Optics 2009-11-13 v2 Biological Physics

Abstract

We provide a detailed account of the construction of a system of holographic optical tweezers. While much information is available on the design, alignment and calibration of other optical trapping configurations, those based on holography are relatively poorly described. Inclusion of a spatial light modulator in the setup gives rise to particular design trade-offs and constraints, and the system benefits from specific optimization strategies, which we discuss.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0701037,
  title  = {Design strategies for optimizing holographic optical tweezers setups},
  author = {E Martin-Badosa and M Montes-Usategui and A Carnicer and J Andilla and E Pleguezuelos and I Juvells},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0701037},
  year   = {2009}
}

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16 pages, 15 figures

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