title: Integrated monolithic optical manipulation.
abstract: We present a new approach to optical manipulation that integrates microfluidic channels directly onto semiconductor laser material creating a compact integrated optical trap that requires no alignment and is wholly portable.
authors.affiliation: SUPA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, North Haugh, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS, UK. sjm14@st-and.ac.uk
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cran-McGreehin
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Krauss
authors.forename: Kishan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dholakia
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D007834:Lasers; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008846:Micromanipulation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008853:Microscopy; D055095:Optics and Photonics