Optical alignment and spinning of laser-trapped microscopic particles

Nature

Volumn 394, Issue 6691, 1998, Pages 348-350

  Friese, M E J ^a   Nieminen, T A ^a   Heckenberg, N R ^a   Rubinsztein Dunlop, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; LASER; LIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PHYSICS; ROTATION;

EID: 0032560813     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/28566     Document Type: Article

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