Multiple optical traps from a single laser beam using a mechanical element
Optics
2007-05-23 v1 Biological Physics
Abstract
The use of a wire mesh facilitates creation of multiple optical traps for manipulation of small micron or sub-micron particles. Such an array of optical traps can be easily controlled. The trap that is formed in this manner is a continuous trap; it obviates the need to time share a laser beam among a set of positions, as is presently done in conventional multiple traps.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0607149,
title = {Multiple optical traps from a single laser beam using a mechanical element},
author = {J. A. Dharmadhikari and A. K. Dharmadhikari and D. Mathur},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0607149},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
8 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Applied Physics Letters in January 2006