• DocumentCode
    3130246
  • Title

    Optically Tweezed Silica Micro-Cantilevers

  • Author

    Domachuk, Peter ; Magi, Eric C. ; Golomb, Mark Cronin ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys., Sydney Univ., NSW
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    Oct. 2006
  • Firstpage
    603
  • Lastpage
    604
  • Abstract
    We present the concept of micro-electro-mechanical-systems actuated by optical trapping embodied by demonstrating a silica micro-cantilever (made from tapered optical fiber) under optical trap control. This platform also serves as a trap diagnostic
  • Keywords
    cantilevers; micro-optomechanical devices; microactuators; optical control; optical fibres; radiation pressure; silicon compounds; SiO2; micro-electro-mechanical-systems; microactuation; optical fiber; optical trap control; optical trapping; optical tweezers; silica micro-cantilevers; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Micromechanical devices; Microscopy; Optical beams; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, Que.
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2006.278821
  • Filename
    4054328