Modal liquid crystal devices in optical tweezing: 3D control and oscillating potential wells

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 4525-4537

  Hands, Philip J W ^a   Tatarkova, Svetlana A ^a   Kirby, Andrew K ^a   Love, Gordon D ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; HOLOGRAPHY; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OSCILLATIONS;

OPTICAL TRAPS; OPTICAL TWEEZER; OSCILLATING POTENTIAL WELLS;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 33646590605     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.004525     Document Type: Article

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