DocumentCode
1928848
Title
Improved precision in optical tweezers via squeezed light
Author
Bowen, Warwick ; Taylor, Michael A. ; Janousek, Jan ; Daria, Vincent Ricardo ; Knittel, Joachim ; Hage, Boris ; Bachor, Hans
Author_Institution
Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
fYear
2013
fDate
12-16 May 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
Squeezed light is used to improve the precision of particle tracking in living yeast cells. This first biological application of squeezed light allows the cytoplasm viscoelasticity to be determined 64% faster than equivalent classical experiments.
Keywords
biomechanics; cellular biophysics; microorganisms; optical squeezing; radiation pressure; viscoelasticity; biological application; cytoplasm viscoelasticity; living yeast cells; optical tweezers; particle tracking; squeezed light; Australia; Biology; Biomedical optical imaging; Educational institutions; Particle tracking;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location
Munich
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-0593-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801492
Filename
6801492
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