Integrated monolithic optical manipulation.
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.
Cran-McGreehin
Simon
S
SUPA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, North Haugh, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS, UK. sjm14@st-and.ac.uk
Krauss
Thomas F
TF
Dholakia
Kishan
K
D004867:Equipment Design; D007834:Lasers; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008846:Micromanipulation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008853:Microscopy; D055095:Optics and Photonics