Frontiers in Optics

Optical Tweezing Near and Far from Resonance

Brooke C. Hester, Rani B. Kishore, Kristian Helmerson, Carly S. Levin, Naomi J. Halas

Published Jan 1, 2009• 0 citations

Abstract

We study the effects of optical tweezing near and far from the optical resonance of the trapped object. Single particles are manipulated and studied using a single-focus optical trap with variable wavelength.

DOI: 10.1364/fio.2009.jwc60

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