Optical manipulation of particle ensembles in air

Opt Lett. 2012 Jun 1;37(11):1934-6. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.001934.

Abstract

We demonstrate that airborne light-absorbing particles can be photophoretically trapped and moved inside an optical lattice formed by multiple-beam interference. This technique allows simultaneous three-dimensional manipulation of multiple micro-objects in gases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Absorption
  • Air*
  • Light
  • Optical Tweezers*