We have developed a real time interface for holographic optical tweezers where the operator’s fingertips are mapped to the positions of silica beads captured in optical traps. The beads act as the fingertips of a microhand which can be used to manipulate objects that otherwise do not lend themselves to tweezers control, e.g. objects that are strongly scattering or highly light sensitive. We illustrate the use of the microhand for the real time manipulation of micron sized chrome particles.

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Appl. Opt.

• J. Leach, K. Wulff, G. Sinclair, P. Jordan, J. Courtial, L. Thomson, G. Gibson, K. Karunwi, J. Cooper, Z. J. Laczik, and M. Padgett, "Interactive approach to optical tweezers control," Appl. Opt. 45,897-903 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Appl. Phys. Lett.

• K. Sasaki, M. Koshioka, H. Misawa, N. Kitamura, and H. Masuhara, "Optical trapping of a metal-particle and a water droplet by a scanning laser-beam," Appl. Phys. Lett. 60,807-809 (1992). [CrossRef]
• V. Bingelyte, J. Leach, J. Courtial, and M. J. Padgett, "Optically controlled three-dimensional rotation of microscopic objects," Appl. Phys. Lett. 82,829-831 (2003). [CrossRef]

Microelectron. Eng.

• E. Ferrari, V. Emiliani, D. Cojoc, V. Garbin, M. Zahid, C. Durieux, M. Coppey-Moisan, and E. Di Fabrizio, "Biological samples micro-manipulation by means of optical tweezers," Microelectron. Eng. 78-79,575-581 (2005). [CrossRef]

Nature

• D. G. Grier, "A revolution in optical manipulation," Nature 424,810-816 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Commun.

• J. E. Curtis, B. A. Koss, and D. G. Grier, "Dynamic holographic optical tweezers," Opt. Commun. 207,169-175 (2002). [CrossRef]
• J. Liesener, M. Reicherter, T. Haist, and H. J. Tiziani, "Multi-functional optical tweezers using computergenerated holograms," Opt. Commun. 185,77-82 (2000). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

• G. Sinclair, P. Jordan, J. Courtial, M. J. Padgett, J. Cooper, and Z. J. Laczik, "Assembly of 3-dimensional structures using programmable holographic optical tweezers," Opt. Express 12,5475-5480 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• J. Leach, G. Sinclair, P. Jordan, J. Courtial, M. J. Padgett, J. Cooper, and Z. J. Laczik, "3D manipulation of particles into crystal structures using holographic optical tweezers," Opt. Express 12,220-226 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• V. Emiliani, D. Cojoc, E. Ferrari, V. Garbin, C. Durieux, M. Coppey-Moisan, and E. Di Fabrizio, "Wave front engineering for microscopy of living cells," Opt. Express 13,1395-1405 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• C. Schmitz, J. Spatz, and J. Curtis, "High-precision steering of multiple holographic optical traps," Opt. Express 13,8678-8685 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Lett.

• M. Reicherter, T. Haist, E. U. Wagemann, and H. J. Tiziani, "Optical particle trapping with computer generated holograms written on a liquid crystal display," Opt. Lett. 24,608-610 (1999). [CrossRef]
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• K. Svoboda and S. M. Block, "Optical trapping of metallic rayleigh particles," Opt. Lett. 19,930-932 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• S. Sato, Y. Harada, and Y. Waseda, "Optical Trapping of microscopic metal particles," Opt. Lett. 19,1807-1809 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Rev. Sci. Instr.

• E. R. Dufresne and D. G. Grier, "Optical tweezers arrays and optical substrates created with diffractive optics," Rev. Sci. Instr. 69,1974-1977 (1998). [CrossRef]

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