Robust trapping and manipulation of airborne particles with a bottle beam

Date

2011

Authors

Shvedov, Vladlen
Hnatovsky, Kyrylo (Cyril)
Rode, Andrei V
Krolikowski, Wieslaw

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IEEE

Abstract

We demonstrate that micron-sized light-absorbing particles can be trapped and transported photophoretically in air using an optical bottle formed inside the focal volume of a lens with a controlled amount of spherical aberration

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Keywords: Airborne particle; Bottle beams; Focal volume; Spherical aberrations; Lenses; Optical fibers; Optics; Quantum electronics; Bottles

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Source

2011 Int. Quantum Electron. Conf., IQEC 2011 and Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011 Incorporating the Australasian Conf. Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy and the Australian Conf.

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Conference paper

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