Measurement of axial and transverse trapping stiffness of optical tweezers in air using a radially polarized beam
Applied Optics, Vol. 48, Issue 32, pp. 6143-6151 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.48.006143
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Abstract
The trapping efficiency and stiffness of optical tweezers using radial polarization are evaluated; the ray-tracing method and a proposed measurement method are used for numerical and experimental analyses, respectively. The maximum axial trapping efficiency with radial polarization is 1.84 times that with linear polarization, while the maximum transverse trapping efficiency decreases by 0.58 times. Further, the axial and transverse trapping efficiencies are found to be 1.19 times larger and 0.83 times smaller, respectively, than the values with linear polarization. From the experiments, the axial and transverse stiffness values are 1.2 times larger and 0.8 times smaller, respectively, with radial polarization. Hence, radial polarization enhances the axial trapping properties while reducing the transverse trapping properties.
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OCIS Codes
(140.7010) Lasers and laser optics : Laser trapping
(230.1040) Optical devices : Acousto-optical devices
(350.4855) Other areas of optics : Optical tweezers or optical manipulation
ToC Category:
Trapping
History
Original Manuscript: June 29, 2009
Revised Manuscript: September 28, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: October 7, 2009
Published: November 2, 2009
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Vol. 4, Iss. 13 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics
Citation
Masaki Michihata, Terutake Hayashi, and Yasuhiro Takaya, "Measurement of axial and transverse trapping stiffness of optical tweezers in air using a radially polarized beam," Appl. Opt. 48, 6143-6151 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-48-32-6143
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