Title :
Integrated optical tweezers using arrayed waveguide grating
Author :
Saida, T. ; Shibata, T. ; Ishii, M. ; Takahashi, H.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We propose and fabricate planar waveguide type optical tweezers that use arrayed waveguide gratings as waveguide lenses. We confirm in experiments that the proposed tweezers can manipulate several particles simultaneously without mechanical movable parts.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; lenses; optical fabrication; optical planar waveguides; radiation pressure; arrayed waveguide grating; fabrication; integrated optical tweezers; planar waveguide; waveguide lenses; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Biomedical optical imaging; Holographic optical components; Holography; Integrated optics; Optical arrays; Optical refraction; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201845
