Authors

P. Zhang; D. Hernandez; D. Cannan; Y. Hu; S. Fardad; S. M. Huang; J. C. Chen; D. N. Christodoulides;Z. G. Chen

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Biomed. Opt. Express

Keywords

MICROSCOPIC PARTICLES; MANIPULATION; TWEEZERS; Biochemical Research Methods; Optics; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine &; Medical Imaging

Abstract

We propose and demonstrate trapping and rotation of microparticles and biological samples with a moire-based rotating optical tweezers. We show that polystyrene beads, as well as Escherichia coli cells, can be rotated with ease, while the speed and direction of rotation are fully controllable by a computer, obviating mechanical movement or phase-sensitive interference. Furthermore, we demonstrate experimentally the generation of white-light propelling beams and arrays, and discuss the possibility of optical tweezing and particle micro-manipulation based on incoherent white-light rotating patterns.

Journal Title

Biomedical Optics Express

Volume

3

Issue/Number

8

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

1891

Last Page

1897

WOS Identifier

WOS:000307116800011

ISSN

2156-7085

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