Demonstration of trapping, motion control, sensing and fluorescence detection of polystyrene beads in a multi-fiber optical trap
Optics Express, Vol. 13, Issue 7, pp. 2634-2642 (2005)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.13.002634
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Abstract
We demonstrate a multi-functional optical trap capable of trapping, motion control, position sensing and fluorescence detection of chemically treated polystyrene beads, using off-the-shelve optical components. It consists of two collinearly aligned single-mode fibers separated by a spacing of 130–170µm for trapping, another single-mode fiber for probing/pumping and a fourth multi-mode fiber for optical detection. The fibers are mounted either on V-grooved Si or PDMS platforms fabricated using microfabrication and molding techniques, respectively. The result represents an important milestone towards a functional integrated trapping platform.
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OCIS Codes
(060.2310) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics
(060.2380) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics sources and detectors
(120.0120) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology
(170.4520) Medical optics and biotechnology : Optical confinement and manipulation
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History
Original Manuscript: February 2, 2005
Revised Manuscript: March 21, 2005
Published: April 4, 2005
Citation
Cynthia Jensen-McMullin, Henry P. Lee, and Edward R. Lyons Lyons, "Demonstration of trapping, motion control, sensing and fluorescence detection of polystyrene beads in a multi-fiber optical trap," Opt. Express 13, 2634-2642 (2005)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-13-7-2634
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