Optical trapping of nanoparticles by full solid-angle focusing
Salakhutdinov V, Sondermann M, Carbone L, Giacobino E, Bramati A, Leuchs G (2016)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2016
Journal
Publisher: OSA - The Optical Society
Book Volume: 3
Pages Range: 1181-1186
Journal Issue: 11
Abstract
Optical dipole traps are used for trapping and localizing particles in various scientific fields,including classical optics,quantum optics,and biophysics. Here,we propose and implement a dipole trap for nanoparticles that is based on focusing from the full solid angle with a deep parabolic mirror. The key aspect is the generation of a linear-dipole mode,which is predicted to provide a tight trapping potential. We demonstrate the trapping of rod-shaped nanoparticles and validate the trapping frequencies to be of the order of the expected ones. The described realization of an optical trap is applicable for various other kinds of solid-state targets. The obtained results demonstrate the feasibility of optical dipole traps that simultaneously provide high trap stiffness and allow for efficient interaction of light and matter in free space.
Authors with CRIS profile
Vsevolod Salakhutdinov
Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik
Markus Sondermann
Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik
Gerhard Leuchs
Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik
Involved external institutions
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) / National Research Council of Italy
Italy (IT)
National Center for Scientific Research / Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
France (FR)
Italy (IT)
National Center for Scientific Research / Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
France (FR)
How to cite
APA:
Salakhutdinov, V., Sondermann, M., Carbone, L., Giacobino, E., Bramati, A., & Leuchs, G. (2016). Optical trapping of nanoparticles by full solid-angle focusing. Optica, 3(11), 1181-1186. https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.3.001181
MLA:
Salakhutdinov, Vsevolod, et al. "Optical trapping of nanoparticles by full solid-angle focusing." Optica 3.11 (2016): 1181-1186.
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