Optical trapping of spheroidal particles in Gaussian beams

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 430-443

  Simpson, Stephen H ^a   Hanna, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN BEAMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL ROTATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

OBLATE ELLIPSOIDS; OPTICAL TRAPPING;

PARTICLE OPTICS;

EID: 33847293808     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.000430     Document Type: Article

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