
pmid: 17203159
handle: 1959.3/55677
We present a method for characterizing microscopic optical force fields. Two dimensional vector force maps are generated by measuring the optical force applied to a probe particle for a grid of particle positions. The method is used to map out the force field created by the beam from a lensed fiber inside a liquid filled microdevice. We find transverse gradient forces and axial scattering forces on the order of 2 pN per 10 mW laser power which are constant over a considerable axial range (>35 μm). These findings suggest future useful applications of lensed fibers for particle guiding/sorting. The propulsion of a small particle at a constant velocity of 200 μm s ^-1 is shown.
Optics and Photonics, Multidisciplinary, Light, Tweezers, Lasers, Sensitivity and Specificity, Biochemical Research Methods, Trap, Chemistry, C1, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, 240402 Quantum Optics and Lasers, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, 780102 Physical sciences
Optics and Photonics, Multidisciplinary, Light, Tweezers, Lasers, Sensitivity and Specificity, Biochemical Research Methods, Trap, Chemistry, C1, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, 240402 Quantum Optics and Lasers, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, 780102 Physical sciences
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