• DocumentCode
    411906
  • Title

    Optical tweezing using a violet diode laser

  • Author

    Lake, T.K. ; Carruthers, A.E. ; Paterson, L. ; Allen, J.W. ; Sibbett, W. ; Dholakia, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, Fife, UK
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    Mie regime tweezing of 400 nm diameter particles is demonstrated for the first time using a violet laser-diode. Simultaneous tweezing and fluorescence of chromosomes dyed with DAPI is also described.
  • Keywords
    Mie scattering; cellular biophysics; dyes; fluorescence; laser applications in medicine; radiation pressure; semiconductor lasers; 400 nm; DAPI; Mie regime tweezing; chromosomes dyeing; fluorescence; optical tweezing; violet diode laser; Biological cells; Biomedical optical imaging; Chemical lasers; Diode lasers; Fluorescence; Focusing; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical refraction; Optical scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1298053