• DocumentCode
    689642
  • 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
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6834029
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=689642