Numerical analysis of near-field optical trapping using tapered fiber probe

Guoping Zhang; Zhongru Zhu; Yanping Li; Ge Xia; Qi Lin

doi:10.1117/12.390565

4 July 2000 Numerical analysis of near-field optical trapping using tapered fiber probe

Guoping Zhang, Zhongru Zhu, Yanping Li, Ge Xia, Qi Lin

Proceedings Volume 4082, Optical Sensing, Imaging, and Manipulation for Biological and Biomedical Applications; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390565
Event: Photonics Taiwan, 2000, Taipei, Taiwan

Abstract

A new scheme for optical trapping is presented in this paper. The method is based on a tapered filter probe with a tip diameter less than a light wavelength. A three-dimension gradient optical field is formed within the optical near field of the filter probe, and a particle approaching the fiber probe tip will be trapped. The evanescent eletromagnetic field in the vicinity of the fiber tip is calculated by the multiple multipole method (MMP). The intensity distributions and the trapping potentioal of the near fields of the tip versus the longitudinal and transverse distances from the tip are analyzed respectively. The trapping force is obtained for a dielectric particle. The numerical calculating results show the availability of this method.

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Guoping Zhang, Zhongru Zhu, Yanping Li, Ge Xia, and Qi Lin "Numerical analysis of near-field optical trapping using tapered fiber probe", Proc. SPIE 4082, Optical Sensing, Imaging, and Manipulation for Biological and Biomedical Applications, (4 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390565

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