Multiple Particles 3-D Trap Based on All-Fiber Bessel Optical Probe

• Published in: Journal of lightwave technology 2017-09, Vol.35 (18), p.3849-3853
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yaxun, Tang, Xiaoyun, Zhang, Yu, Liu, Zhihai, Zhao, Enming, Yang, Xinghua, Zhang, Jianzhong, Yang, Jun, Yuan, Libo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 3-D trap of multiple microparticles; All-Bessel fiber probe; Beams (radiation); Fiber optics; Low cost; Microparticles; noncontact optical trapping; Optical fibers; Optical traps; Splicing; Yeast
• ISSN: 0733-8724; 1558-2213
• DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2017.2723897

We propose and demonstrate an all-fiber Bessel optical tweezers for multiple microparticles (yeast cells) three-dimensional (3-D) trap. To the best knowledge of us, it is the first time to achieve the 3-D stable noncontact multiple microparticles optical traps with long distance intervals by using a single all-fiber probe. The Bessel beam is produced by splicing coaxially a single-mode fiber and a step index multimode fiber. The convergence of the output Bessel beam is performed by molding the tip of the multimode fiber into a special semiellipsoid shape. The effective trapping range of the all-fiber probe is 0 to 60 μm, which is much longer than normal single fiber optical tweezers probes. The all-fiber Bessel optical probe is convenient to integrate and suitable for the lab on the chip. The structure of this fiber probe is simple, high precision, low cost, and small size, which provides new development for biological cells experiment and operation.