Optically controlled grippers for manipulating micron-sized particles

Graham Gibson; Louise Barron; Fiona Beck; Graeme Whyte; Miles Padgett

doi:10.1088/1367-2630/9/1/014

Optically controlled grippers for manipulating micron-sized particles

Graham Gibson^*, Louise Barron, Fiona Beck, Graeme Whyte, Miles Padgett

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We report the development of a joystick controlled gripper for the real-time manipulation of micron-sized objects, driven using holographic optical tweezers (HOTs). The gripper consists of an arrangement of four silica beads, located in optical traps, which can be positioned and scaled in order to trap an object indirectly. The joystick can be used to grasp, move (lateral or axial), and change the orientation of the target object. The ability to trap objects indirectly allows us to demonstrate the manipulation of a strongly scattering micron-sized metallic particle.

Original language	English
Article number	014
Journal	New Journal of Physics
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/9/1/014
Publication status	Published - 23 Jan 2007
Externally published	Yes

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