Three-dimensional manipulation with scanning near-field optical nanotweezers

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 295-299

  Berthelot, J ^a   Acimovic S S ^a   Juan, M L ^b   Kreuzer, M P ^a   Renger, J ^a   Quidant, R ^a,c  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL COATINGS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PLASMONICS;

DIELECTRIC OBJECTS; EXPERIMENTAL REALIZATIONS; HEAT SENSITIVE; NANOSIZED OBJECTS; OPTICAL MANIPULATION; SCANNING NEAR FIELD; THREE DIMENSIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MANIPULATION;

OPTICAL TWEEZERS;

ALUMINUM; GLASS FIBER; NANOMATERIAL; POLYSTYRENE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; ELECTRIC FIELD; FLUORESCENCE; HEAT SENSITIVITY; ILLUMINATION; NANODEVICE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEAR FIELD NANOTWEEZER; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NANO OPTICAL TWEEZER; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL TWEEZERS;

EID: 84898664958     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2014.24     Document Type: Article

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