Optical rotor capable of controlling clockwise and counterclockwise rotation in optical tweezers by displacing the trapping position
Applied Optics, Vol. 49, Issue 10, pp. 1991-1996 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.49.001991
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Abstract
A clockwise rotor and a counterclockwise rotor (a clockwise rotor placed upside down) are linked on the optical axis to control the rotation direction in optical tweezers by displacing the trapping (focus) position. The dependence of optical torque on the trapping position of this linked rotor is analyzed using an upward-directed focused beam as illumination, via an objective lens with a numerical aperture of 1.4, using a ray optics model under the condition that laser light is incident to not only the lower surfaces, but also to the side surfaces of both rotors. The rotation rate in water is also simulated for an SU-8 linked rotor with
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OCIS Codes
(140.7010) Lasers and laser optics : Laser trapping
(350.4855) Other areas of optics : Optical tweezers or optical manipulation
ToC Category:
Optical Devices
History
Original Manuscript: November 9, 2009
Revised Manuscript: February 24, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: February 26, 2010
Published: March 30, 2010
Virtual Issues
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Citation
Hiroo Ukita and Hiroki Kawashima, "Optical rotor capable of controlling clockwise and counterclockwise rotation in optical tweezers by displacing the trapping position," Appl. Opt. 49, 1991-1996 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/vjbo/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-49-10-1991
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