Theoretical determination of the influence of the polarization on forces exerted by optical tweezers

Optik (Jena)

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 181-190

  Wohland, T ^a   Rosin, A ^a   Stelzer, E H K ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PARTICLE OPTICS;

AXIAL TRAPPING FORCES; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; ISOTROPIC SPRING CONSTANT; LATERAL TRAPPING FORCES; LATEX SPHERES; OPTICAL TRAP; OPTICAL TWEEZERS;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030168208     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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