Modulated optical vortices

Single-beam optical gradient force traps created by focusing helical modes of light are known as optical vortices. Modulating the helical pitch of such a mode's wave front yields a new class of optical traps whose dynamically reconfigurable intensity distributions provide new opportunities for...

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Published in:Optics letters 2003-06, Vol.28 (11), p.872-874
Main Authors: Curtis, Jennifer E, Grier, David G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Single-beam optical gradient force traps created by focusing helical modes of light are known as optical vortices. Modulating the helical pitch of such a mode's wave front yields a new class of optical traps whose dynamically reconfigurable intensity distributions provide new opportunities for controlling motion in mesoscopic systems. An implementation of modulated optical vortices based on the dynamic holographic optical tweezer technique is described.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.28.000872