Programmable Phase Optics
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Fully dynamic multiple-beam optical micromanipulators
Optical traps are useful for a wide range of inter-disciplinary research where structures in the micro- and nano-scale have to be manipulated. When an array of particles has to be trapped simultaneously and manipulated independently, there is a need to generate multiple trapping-beams where the shape, size, position and intensity of each beam can be controlled individually and preferably manipulated in real-time.
We work with a technique that makes it possible to obtain fully dynamic multiple-beam optical traps (see further reading), using the GPC method and a computer-controlled liquid-crystal phase-only spatial light modulator (Hamamatsu Photonics).
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Figure 1. Generic system layout for a GPC-based system generating multiple dynamic tweezer-beams at the output. |
Dynamic
manipulation of multiple particles has been performed using the system
shown in fig. 1. The examples below shows trapping and dynamic
manipulation of micron sized particles while the particles are viewed
under a microscope.
| Simultaneous manipulation of twelve polystyrene microspheres by controllably assigning different 3D trajectories for each particle using GPC-synthesized multiple counterpropagating-beam traps. (View /download multimedia file 2.5 MB; See Rodrigo, et al) |
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| User-coordinated patterning of commercially-dyed microspheres into characters "G P C" (choosing one color for each character) either in the same plane or in three different planes using GPC-synthesized multiple counterpropagating-beam traps. (See Rodrigo, et al) |
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| Manipulation of nine SiO2 microspheres into a 3D crystal-like structure using GPC-synthesized multiple counterpropagating-beam traps. (View /download multimedia file 2.5 MB; See Rodrigo, et al) |
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| Manipulation of mixed low-index and high-index particles. Laser = 800 mW (of max 1.6W) CW Ti:S at 830 nm. (View /download multimedia file 1480 KB; See Rodrigo, et al) |
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| Interactive sorting of low- and high-index particles using mixed types of optical traps. Laser = 800 mW (of max 1.6W) CW Ti:S at 830 nm. (View /download multimedia file 1080 KB; See Rodrigo, et al) |
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| Manipulation of low-index particles using dark optical traps. Laser = 800 mW (of max 1.6W) CW Ti:S at 830 nm. (View /download multimedia file 2450 KB; See Rodrigo, et al) |
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| Deflection of a low-index particle by a top-hat beam. |
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| Manipulation of low-index particles using dark optical traps. Laser = 200 mW Laser diode at 830 nm. (View /download multimedia file 1660 KB; See Daria, et al) |
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| Interactive sorting of colored 3 micron beads. Laser = 200 mW Laser diode at 830 nm. (View/download multimedia file 3532 KB; See Rodrigo, et al) |
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| Interactive sorting of 2 and 5 micron beads. Laser = 200 mW Laser diode at 830 nm. (View/download multimedia file 2104 KB; See Rodrigo, et al) |
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| Interactive manipulation of bakers yeast cells. Laser = 200 mW Laser diode at 830 nm. (See Daria, et al) |
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| 8 Polystyrene particles. The untrapped particles at the bottom of the frame are moving freely due to Brownian motions. Laser = 200 mW Laser diode at 830 nm. (View/download multimedia file 195 KB; See Eriksen, et al.) |
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| Single beam optical tweezers has been used to spin an 8 micron sized calcite particle using circularly polarised light carrying angular momentum. |
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Further reading
P. J. Rodrigo, V. R. Daria, and J.
Glückstad, "Four-dimensional optical manipulation of
colloidal particles," Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 074103 (2005). (Online
access) (PDF)
P. J. Rodrigo, V. R. Daria, and J. Glückstad, “Optical manipulation of high- and low-index particles and living cells,” Optics & Photonics News 15 - Special issue: Optics in 2004, 20 (2004). (Online access)
P. J. Rodrigo, V. R. Daria, and J. Glückstad, “Real-time three-dimensional optical micromanipulation of multiple particles and living cells," Opt. Lett. 29, 2270-2272 (2004). (Online access)
P. J. Rodrigo, V. R. Daria, and J. Glückstad, Real-time interactive optical micromanipulation of a mixture of high-and low-index particles, Opt. Express 12, 1417-1425 (2004)(Online
access)
Daria, V.R.; Rodrigo, P.J.; Glückstad, J., Dynamic formation of optically trapped microstructure arrays for biosensor applications. Biosensors and Bioelectronics (Special issue on Micro and Nano Bioengineering) 19, 11, 1439-1444 (2004) (Online
access)
Glückstad, J., Sorting particles with light. Nature Materials 3, 9-10 (2004) (Online
access)
Daria, V.R.; Rodrigo, P.J.; Glückstad, J., Dynamic array of dark optical traps. Applied Physics Letters 84, 323-325 (2004) (Online
access)
Rodrigo, P.J.; Daria, V. R., Glückstad, J., Multiple dynamic optical traps facilitate active microscopy. Optics & Photonics News 14, 20 (2003)
Eriksen, R.L.; Rodrigo, P.J.; Daria, V.R.; Glückstad, J; Spatial light modulator controlled alignment and spinning of birefingent particles optically trapped in an array. Applied Optics (2003) 42, 5107-5111
Eriksen R.L.; Daria V.R.M.; Rodrigo, P.J. and Glückstad J; Computer-controlled orientation of multiple optically-trapped microscopic particles, Microelectronics Eng. (2003) 67-68, 872-878
Rodrigo, P. J.; Eriksen, R.L.; Daria, V.R.M.; Glückstad, J., Interactive light-driven and parallel manipulation of inhomogeneous particles. Opt. Express (2002) 10, 1550-1556. Full text version.
Daria, V.R.M.; Eriksen, R.L.; Glückstad, J., Dynamic optical manipulation of colloidal structures using a spatial light modulator. Journ of Mod Opt (2003) 50, 1601-1614
Eriksen, R.L.; Daria, V.R.M.; Glückstad, J., Fully
dynamic multiple-beam optical tweezers. Opt. Express (2002) 10, 597-602.
Eriksen, R.L.; Mogensen, P.C.; Glückstad, J., Multiple-beam optical tweezers generated by the generalized phase-contrast method. Opt. Lett. (2002) 27, 267-269
Mogensen, P.C.; Glückstad, J., Dynamic array generation and pattern formation for optical tweezers. Opt. Commun. (2000) 175, 75-81
Glückstad, J.; Mogensen, P.C., Reconfigurable ternary-phase array illuminator based on the generalised phase contrast method. Opt. Commun. (2000) 173, 169-175
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23-04-2009