Title :
Long-Range trapping and rotation of single nanorods using plasmonic tweezers
Author :
Miao, Xiaoyu ; Wilson, Benjamin ; Lin, Lih Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA
Abstract :
We present plasmonic tweezers that makes use of localized surface plasmons from a close-packed Au nanoparticle (NP) array. This device is able to realize long-range trapping and orientation control of single nanorods with a very low optical intensity requirement.
Keywords :
gold; nanoparticles; optical arrays; optical rotation; radiation pressure; surface plasmons; Au; close-packed gold nanoparticle array; localized surface plasmons; long-range trapping; optical intensity requirement; orientation control; plasmonic tweezers; single nanorods; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Gold; Nanobioscience; Optical arrays; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Particle scattering; Plasmons; Resonance light scattering; (170.4520) Optical confinement and manipulation; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
