Abstract
At the microscopic scale, the light matter interaction may organize colloidal matter due to a process known as optical binding. Optical binding has now been established as an important issue for the assembly of colloidal matter by light. In the paper we investigate one dimensional optically bound matter of microscopic objects. We develop a dual beam optical fiber trap using a femtosecond laser where the peak power permits us to use two-photon excitation within the host medium. In this trap we can visualize the field distribution in an optical bound array. A numerical model is presented which provides a comparison between theory and experiment.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation III |
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| Publication status | Published - 2006 Dec 1 |
| Event | Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation III - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 2006 Aug 13 → 2006 Aug 17 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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| Volume | 6326 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
Conference
| Conference | Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation III |
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| Country | United States |
| City | San Diego, CA |
| Period | 06/8/13 → 06/8/17 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Metzger, N. K., Sibbett, W., Wright, E. M., & Dholakia, K. (2006). Visualization of optical binding. In Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation III [63262P] (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 6326). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.679839