.

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Micro-Dumbbells—A Versatile Tool for Optical Tweezers

Weronika Lamperska, Sławomir Drobczyński, Michał Nawrot, Piotr Wasylczyk and Jan Masajada

Manipulation of micro- and nano-sized objects with optical tweezers is a well-established, albeit still evolving technique. While many objects can be trapped directly with focused laser beam(s), for some applications indirect manipulation with tweezers-operated tools is preferred. We introduce a simple, versatile micro-tool operated with holographic optical tweezers. The 40 µm long dumbbell-shaped tool, fabricated with two-photon laser 3D photolithography has two beads for efficient optical trapping and a probing spike on one end. We demonstrate fluids viscosity measurements and vibration detection as examples of possible applications.

DOI

No comments: