DocumentCode
2988464
Title
Pulsed optical tweezers for levitation and manipulation of stuck biological particles
Author
Ambardekar, Amol Ashok ; Li, Yong-qing
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
2302
Abstract
We report on optical levitation and manipulation of microscopic particles that are stuck on a glass surface with a pulsed optical tweezers. Both the stuck dielectric beads and biological cells are demonstrated to be levitated.
Keywords
biological techniques; cellular biophysics; dielectric materials; radiation pressure; biological cells; optical levitation; optical manipulation; pulsed optical tweezers; stuck biological particles; stuck dielectric beads; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Gas lasers; Glass; Laser beams; Levitation; Optical microscopy; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202451
Filename
1573517
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