Title :
Optical trapping with real-time feedback using planar silicon micro-ring resonators
Author :
Lin, Shiyun ; Crozier, Kenneth B.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate optical trapping with micro-ring resonators. Tuning the incident wavelength enables controlled trapping and release of particles. The resonance frequency red-shift upon trapping enables monitoring of the particle physical properties.
Keywords :
micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; radiation pressure; optical trapping; particle physical properties; planar silicon microring resonators; real time feedback; resonance frequency red-shift; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Optical buffering; Optical feedback; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
