Optical micromanipulation using supercontinuum Laguerre-Gaussian and Gaussian beams

J. E. Morris; A. E. Carruthers; M. Mazilu; P. J. Reece; T. Cizmar; P. Fischer; K. Dholakia

doi:10.1364/OE.16.010117

Optical micromanipulation using supercontinuum Laguerre-Gaussian and Gaussian beams

J. E. Morris, A. E. Carruthers, M. Mazilu, P. J. Reece, T. Cizmar, P. Fischer, K. Dholakia

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Abstract

We characterize a single beam supercontinuum "white light" trap and determine the trap stiffness in the transverse trapping plane. We realize a holographic white light trapping system using a spatial light modulator, and explore the generation of a dual beam trap and characterize its performance. We also demonstrate optical trapping and rotation of particles using a supercontinuum vortex beam. It is shown that orbital angular momentum can be transferred to spheres trapped in a supercontinuum vortex. Quantified rotation rates are demonstrated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	10117-10129
Number of pages	13
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	16
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.010117
Publication status	Published - 7 Jul 2008

Keywords

SPHERES
MANIPULATION
TWEEZERS
COMPUTER-GENERATED HOLOGRAMS
PARTICLES
ORBITAL ANGULAR-MOMENTUM
LIGHT
MODES
TRAP

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Optical micromanipulation using supercontinuum Laguerre-Gaussian and Gaussian beams

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