Abstract
We demonstrate that a speckle pattern in the spatially coherent laser field transmitted by a diffuser forms a multitude of three-dimensional intensity micro-pockets acting as particle traps for air-borne light absorbing particles. Confinement of up to a few thousand particles in air with a unidirectional single beam has been achieved. Theoretical analysis of the speckle defined trapping volume is in a good agreement with experimental results on capturing of aggregates of carbon nanoparticles in air.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 124003 |
| Journal | Journal of Optics |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2010 |