High-resolution axial and lateral position sensing using two-photon excitation of fluorophores by a continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser

The change in position of fluorescent beads captured inside the focal volume of optical tweezers is monitored using fluorescence emission induced by two-photon absorption of a continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser (λ=1064 nm). The displacement of a bead due to interactions with its environment leads to a flu...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 1996-07, Vol.69 (4), p.446-448
Main Authors: Florin, Ernst-Ludwig, Hörber, J. K. Heinrich, Stelzer, Ernst H. K.
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Language:English
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Summary:The change in position of fluorescent beads captured inside the focal volume of optical tweezers is monitored using fluorescence emission induced by two-photon absorption of a continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser (λ=1064 nm). The displacement of a bead due to interactions with its environment leads to a fluorescence intensity variation that is used to design a novel spatial sensor. We determine changes in the axial position of a CY3-labeled latex bead with a diameter of 1.03 μm to a precision better than 10 nm. At an intensity of 600 mW/ μm2 the two-photon bleaching rate is lower than 50% per 2000 s.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.118134