Formation of three-dimensional spatial patterns of glass particles using a single-beam gradient-force optical trap in air

Ryota Omori; Atsuyuki Suzuki

doi:10.1117/12.281136

18 August 1997 Formation of three-dimensional spatial patterns of glass particles using a single-beam gradient-force optical trap in air

Ryota Omori, Atsuyuki Suzuki

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Proceedings Volume 3097, Lasers in Material Processing; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.281136
Event: Lasers and Optics in Manufacturing III, 1997, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Laser manipulation is a technique to confine and manipulate microscopic objects remotely using radiation pressure of a laser beam. Recently, a single-beam gradient-force optical trap, which relies solely on the radiation pressure of a tightly focused laser beam, was demonstrated in air. In this paper we report the formation of spatial patterns consisting of glass particles of d equals 5.0 micrometers in air using the technique. Once a particle was trapped, we transferred it by moving the focus of the objective lens and the microscopic stage and put it to other particles or the surface of the glass plate. We formed spatial patterns of particles by repeating this procedure. Because the attractive force between neighboring particles in the spatial patterns are much greater than the gravitational force acting on particles, observed 3D spatial patterns were very stable. The transfer of trapped particles was generally easier in air than in water because of low viscosity of air. Moreover, in this type of trap, we can improve the stability of the trap by increasing the laser power. It is expected that the present technique will be applied in various fields including microfabrication and micromachine.

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Ryota Omori and Atsuyuki Suzuki "Formation of three-dimensional spatial patterns of glass particles using a single-beam gradient-force optical trap in air", Proc. SPIE 3097, Lasers in Material Processing, (18 August 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.281136

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