Structured Light Fields Applications in Optical Trapping, Manipulation, and Organisation /

• Main Author: Wördemann, Mike (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Optics.; Electrodynamics.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Biophysics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Nanotechnology.; Optics and Electrodynamics.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Single Molecule Studies, Molecular Motors.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.

The optical trapping of colloidal matter is an unequalled field of  technology for enabling precise handling of particles on microscopic scales, solely by the force of light. Although the basic concept of optical tweezers, which are based on a single laser beam, has matured and found a vast number o...

Table of Contents:

• Motivation and Outline
• Introduction to Optical Trapping
• Holographic Phase Contrast
• Counter-Propagating Traps by Optical Phase-Conjugation
• Non-diffracting Beams for the Three-Dimensional Moulding of Matter
• Ince-Gaussian Beams for the Optical Organisation of Microparticles
• Holographic Optical Tweezers
• Summary and Outlook
• Appendices.