Title :
Stability of dual-beam fiber-optical traps for low refractive index contrast particles
Author :
Sharping, Jay E. ; Pinon, Tessa M. ; Hirst, Linda S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Natural Sci., Univ. of California, Merced, Merced, CA, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally and numerically characterize stable and unstable μm-particle trapping in a dual-beam fiber-optical trap. We find that reducing the fiber separation leads to increasing restoring forces when the ratio of refractive indices approaches 1.005.
Keywords :
numerical analysis; optical fibres; radiation pressure; refractive index; dual-beam fiber-optical trap stability; fiber separation; low refractive index contrast particles; stable μm-particle trapping; unstable μm-particle trapping; Biomedical optical imaging; Charge carrier processes; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Stability criteria;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
