High Q optical resonances of polystyrene microspheres in water controlled by optical tweezers

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 14, 2007, Pages

  Lutti, Julie ^a   Langbein, Wolfgang ^a   Borri, Paola ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVANESCENT FIELD COUPLING; HIGH Q OPTICAL RESONANCES; POLYSTYRENE MICROSPHERES;

OPTICAL TWEEZERS; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; REFLECTION; RESONANCE;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 34948864020     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2795332     Document Type: Article

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