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  • Vol. 7, Iss. 2 — Feb. 1, 2012

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Dark-field optical tweezers for nanometrology of metallic nanoparticles

Kellie Pearce, Fan Wang, and Peter J. Reece  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 25, pp. 25559-25569 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.025559


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Abstract

Applications of metallic nanoparticles are based on their strongly size-dependent optical properties. We present a method for combining optical tweezers with dark field microscopy that allows measurement of localised surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectra on single isolated nanoparticles without compromising the strength of the optical trap. Using this spectroscopic information in combination with measurements of trap stiffness and hydrodynamic drag, allows us to determine the dimensions of the trapped nanoparticles. A relationship is found between the measured diameters of the particles and the peak wavelengths of their spectra. Using this method we may also resolve complex spectra of particle aggregation and interactions within the tweezers.

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OCIS Codes
(160.4236) Materials : Nanomaterials
(350.4855) Other areas of optics : Optical tweezers or optical manipulation
(250.5403) Optoelectronics : Plasmonics

ToC Category:
Optical Trapping and Manipulation

History
Original Manuscript: October 3, 2011
Revised Manuscript: November 10, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: November 11, 2011
Published: November 30, 2011

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Vol. 7, Iss. 2 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

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Kellie Pearce, Fan Wang, and Peter J. Reece, "Dark-field optical tweezers for nanometrology of metallic nanoparticles," Opt. Express 19, 25559-25569 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/vjbo/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-25-25559


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