Abstract

We have developed an optical fiber trapping system and verified that micro-sphere could be trapped and manipulated by a weakly focused single laser beam emerging from an otpical fiber end, which was inserted into a sample chamber at an angle of 35 degrees. In this paper, axial and transverse trapping forces exerted on a micro-sphere were experimentally and theoretically analyzed to corroborate the single-beam optical trap using an optical fiber. Experimental results were shown to be in excellent agreement with a numerical model that predicted the axial and transverse forces acting on a sphere gave a restoring force directed back to the stable point, and transverse force played a significant role in trapping and manipulation of a micro-sized object by means of an optical fiber. Furthermore, we experimentally verified that our proposed single-beam fiber optic trapping system was most economical, much simpler to operate, and required relatively low optical power to capture particle as compared with other embodiments.© (1999) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.

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