Optical tweezers based on near infrared diode laser

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 332-339

  Grego, S ^a,c   Arimondo, Ennio ^a   Frediani, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Microscope; Near infrared diode laser; Optical tweezers; Single beam laser trap

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; TETRASELMIS;

ALGAE; LASER BEAMS; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSCOPES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

NEAR INFRARED DIODE LASER; OPTICAL TRAPPING; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; SINGLE BEAM LASER TRAP;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0031188668     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.275449     Document Type: Article

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