Trapping cavitation bubbles with a self-focused laser beam

We demonstrate that laser-induced cavitation bubbles can be trapped in a self-focused laser beam. This counterintuitive phenomenon is in contrast to conventional optical tweezers effect

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Main Authors: Jing Yong Ye, Tse, C., Guoqing Chang, Zohdy, M.J., Hollman, K.W., O'Donnell, M., Baker, J.R., Norris, T.B.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic beams
Biomedical optical imaging
Charge carrier processes
Laser beams
Nonlinear optics
Optical refraction
Optical variables control
Optical vortices
Power lasers
Ultrafast optics
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Summary:We demonstrate that laser-induced cavitation bubbles can be trapped in a self-focused laser beam. This counterintuitive phenomenon is in contrast to conventional optical tweezers effect