Stable optical trapping and sensitive characterization of nanostructures using standing-wave Raman tweezers

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Wu, Mu Ying ^a   Ling, Dong Xiong ^a   Ling, Lin ^b   Li, William ^b   Li, Yong Qing ^a,b  

^a DONGGUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85013213119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep42930     Document Type: Article

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