Improvement of optical trapping effect by using the focused high-order Laguerre-Gaussian beams

Micron

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 887-892

  Chai, Hai Shui ^a   Wang, Li Gang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Laguerre Gaussian beams; Radiation forces; Trapping effect

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTHAL MODE INDEX; DIELECTRIC SPHERES; GRADIENT FORCE; HIGH-ORDER; INPUT POWER; LAGUERRE GAUSSIAN BEAMS; LAGUERRE-GAUSSIAN BEAM; LG BEAMS; MICRO MANIPULATION; OPTICAL GUIDING; OPTICALTRAPPING; RADIAL MODE; RADIATION FORCES; RAYLEIGH REGIME; TRAPPING EFFECTS; TRAPPING EFFICIENCIES; TRAPPING REGIONS;

OPTIMIZATION; SPHERES;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

EID: 84862785203     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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