Pesce, G;
Jones, PH;
Marago, OM;
Volpe, G;
(2020)
Optical tweezers: theory and practice.
The European Physical Journal Plus
, 135
(12)
, Article 949. 10.1140/epjp/s13360-020-00843-5.
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Abstract
The possibility for the manipulation of many different samples using only the light from a laser beam opened the way to a variety of experiments. The technique, known as Optical Tweezers, is nowadays employed in a multitude of applications demonstrating its relevance. Since the pioneering work of Arthur Ashkin, where he used a single strongly focused laser beam, ever more complex experimental set-ups are required in order to perform novel and challenging experiments. Here we provide a comprehensive review of the theoretical background and experimental techniques. We start by giving an overview of the theory of optical forces: first, we consider optical forces in approximated regimes when the particles are much larger (ray optics) or much smaller (dipole approximation) than the light wavelength; then, we discuss the full electromagnetic theory of optical forces with a focus on T-matrix methods. Then, we describe the important aspect of Brownian motion in optical traps and its implementation in optical tweezers simulations. Finally, we provide a general description of typical experimental setups of optical tweezers and calibration techniques with particular emphasis on holographic optical tweezers.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Optical tweezers: theory and practice |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1140/epjp/s13360-020-00843-5 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-020-00843-5 |
| Language: | English |
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| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10118153 |
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