Multiple optical traps with a single laser beam using a simple and inexpensive mechanical element

Current Science

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1265-1270

  Dharmadhikari, J A ^a   Dharmadhikari, A K ^a   Makhija, V S ^a   Mathur, D ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Lasers; Multiple traps; Optical trap; Optical tweezers

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749085152     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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