Open AccessExtended and knotted optical traps in three dimensions
Author(s) -
Elisabeth R. Shanblatt,
David G. Grier
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.19.005833
Subject(s) - optics , holography , physics , amplitude , optical tweezers , phase (matter) , optical vortex , optical force , quantum mechanics , beam (structure)
We describe a method for projecting holographic optical traps that are extended along arbitrary curves in three dimensions, and whose amplitude and phase profiles are specified independently. This approach can be used to create bright optical traps with knotted optical force fields.
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