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SMV-2012-07: Optical tweezers
Zemánek, Pavel ; Jákl, Petr ; Šerý, Mojmír
We developed unique system combining holographic optical tweezers with Raman microspectrometer. Part of the contract research was also laboratory desktop consisting of compact optical tweezers and optical scissors combined with light microscope. Delivery included user friendly program enviroment to fully control all features of provided devices.
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Opticaly trapped tunable droplet microlaser
Ježek, Jan ; Pilát, Zdeněk ; Brzobohatý, Oto ; Jonáš, Alexandr ; Aas, M. ; Kiraz, A. ; Zemánek, Pavel
We introduce tunable optofluidic microlasers based on optically stretched, dye-doped emulsion droplets confined in a dual-beam optical trap. Droplets were created in microfuidic chips. Optically trapped microdroplets of oil emulsified in water and stained with fluorescent dye act as an active ultrahigh-Q optical resonant cavities hosting whispering gallery modes (WGMs). All-optical tuning of the laser emission wavelength was achieved by a controlled deformation of the droplet shape using light-induced forces generated by dual-beam optical trap.
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Pokročilé techniky optických mikromanipulací
Zemánek, Pavel ; Čižmár, Tomáš ; Šiler, Martin ; Jákl, Petr ; Šerý, Mojmír ; Karásek, Vítězslav ; Brzobohatý, Oto
Nowadays the classical tool of optical micro-manipulations - optical tweezers - found numerous applications in physics, biology and chemistry. However new techniques were developed that used more sophisticated laser beam tailoring and enable to modify positions and number of manipulated objects dynamically, to sort optically objects according to their properties, to deliver them over millimetre long distances or even to let them self-organize after light illumination. We present several results dealing with the above mentioned advanced techniques developed in our laboratory.
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Study of the Behaviour of Microparticle in the Standing Wave Trap
Ježek, Jan ; Jonáš, Alexandr ; Zemánek, Pavel ; Liška, M.
The basic behavior of microparticles placed in the Gaussian standing wave is studied theoretically and experimentally in this article. It is shown that the optical force depends periodically on the particle size and, as the consequence, the equilibrium object position is alternating between the standing wave antinodes and nodes. For certain particle sizes, the particle confinement is disabled. Experimental confirmation of the theoretical results is briefly discussed.
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Measurement of the Optical Trap Stiffness
Jákl, Petr ; Jonáš, Alexandr ; Zemánek, Pavel ; Liška, M.
An optical trap for dielectric microparticles is usually approximated by a parabolic potential well, whose profile is characterized by a single constant - trap stiffness. This stiffness can be estimated using several methods, including Fourier spectral analysis of the thermal noise of the trapped particle position, or method based on equipartition theorem. The principles of the trap calibration and experimental results are presented.
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