Optical manipulation of particle ensembles in air

Vladlen G. Shvedov, Cyril Hnatovsky*, Natalia Shostka, Andrei V. Rode, Wieslaw Krolikowski

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    Abstract

    We demonstrate that airborne light-absorbing particles can be photophoretically trapped and moved inside an optical lattice formed by multiple-beam interference. This technique allows simultaneous three-dimensional manipulation of multiple micro-objects in gases.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1934-1936
    Number of pages3
    JournalOptics Letters
    Volume37
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2012

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