Optically driven micromachines: progress and prospects

Timo A. Nieminen; Julien Higuet; Gregor G. Knöner; Vincent L. Y. Loke; Simon Parkin; Wolfgang Singer; Norman R. Heckenberg; Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop

doi:10.1117/12.651760

18 January 2006 Optically driven micromachines: progress and prospects

Timo A. Nieminen, Julien Higuet, Gregor G. Knöner, Vincent L. Y. Loke, Simon Parkin, Wolfgang Singer, Norman R. Heckenberg, Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop

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Proceedings Volume 6038, Photonics: Design, Technology, and Packaging II; 603813 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.651760
Event: Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology, 2005, Brisbane, Australia

Abstract

The ability to exert optical torques to rotationally manipulate microparticles has developed from an interesting curiosity to seeing deployment in practical applications. Is the next step to genuine optically-driven micromachines feasible or possible? We review the progress made towards this goal, and future prospects.

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Timo A. Nieminen, Julien Higuet, Gregor G. Knöner, Vincent L. Y. Loke, Simon Parkin, Wolfgang Singer, Norman R. Heckenberg, and Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop "Optically driven micromachines: progress and prospects", Proc. SPIE 6038, Photonics: Design, Technology, and Packaging II, 603813 (18 January 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.651760

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