Advantages of holographic optical tweezers

Marcus Reicherter; Jan Liesener; Tobias Haist; Hans J Tiziani

doi:10.1117/12.499556

14 October 2003 Advantages of holographic optical tweezers

Marcus Reicherter, Jan Liesener, Tobias Haist, Hans J Tiziani

Proceedings Volume 5143, Novel Optical Instrumentation for Biomedical Applications; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.499556
Event: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics 2003, 2003, Munich, Germany

Abstract

In the last decade optical tweezers became an important tool in microbiology. However, the setup becomes very complex if more than one trap needs to be moved. Holographic tweezers offer a very simple and cost efficient way of manipulating several traps independently in all three dimensions with an accuracy of less 100 nm. No mechanically moving parts are used therefore making them less vulnerable to vibration. They use computer-generated holograms (CGHs) written into a spatial light modulator (SLM) to control the position of each trap in space and to manipulate their shape. The ability to change the shape of the optical trap makes it possible to adapt the light field to a specific particle shape or in the case of force measurements to adjust the trapping potential. Furthermore the SLM can be used to correct for aberrations within the optical setup.

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Marcus Reicherter, Jan Liesener, Tobias Haist, and Hans J Tiziani "Advantages of holographic optical tweezers", Proc. SPIE 5143, Novel Optical Instrumentation for Biomedical Applications, (14 October 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.499556

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