Title :
Patterned optical trapping with high efficiency on a 2D photonic crystal platform
Author :
Peifeng Jing ; Wu, Junyong ; Lin, Lih Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a method to generate patterned optical trapping on a two-dimensional photonic crystal (2D PC) substrate. Enhanced trapping is achieved with a loosely focused laser beam. The pattern and scale of the optical traps is determined by the 2D PC structure.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical focusing; photonic crystals; radiation pressure; laser beam; optical traps; patterned optical trapping; two-dimensional photonic crystal substrate; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Holographic optical components; Holography; Laser beams; Optical diffraction; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA