Actuation of microfabricated tools using multiple GPC-based counterpropagating-beam traps

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 6899-6904

  Rodrigo, Peter John ^a   Gammelgaard, Lauge ^a   Bøggild, Peter ^a   Perch Nielsen, Ivan R ^a   Glückstad, Jesper ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; FABRICATION; GEOMETRY; LIGHT PROPAGATION;

LIGHT FIELDS; MICROSTRUCTURED OBJECTS; MICROTOOLS; OPTICAL TRAPS;

OPTICS;

EID: 24944462434     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.006899     Document Type: Article

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