Optical trapping
Top Cited Papers
- 1 September 2004
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 75 (9) , 2787-2809
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1785844
Abstract
Since their invention just over 20 years ago, optical traps have emerged as a powerful tool with broad-reaching applications in biology and physics. Capabilities have evolved from simple manipulation to the application of calibrated forces on—and the measurement of nanometer-level displacements of—optically trapped objects. We review progress in the development of optical trapping apparatus, including instrument design considerations, position detection schemes and calibration techniques, with an emphasis on recent advances. We conclude with a brief summary of innovative optical trapping configurations and applications.Keywords
This publication has 180 references indexed in Scilit:
- MatLab program for precision calibration of optical tweezersComputer Physics Communications, 2004
- Power spectrum analysis for optical tweezersReview of Scientific Instruments, 2004
- Precise Nanometer Localization Analysis for Individual Fluorescent ProbesPublished by Elsevier ,2002
- Dynamic holographic optical tweezersPublished by Elsevier ,2002
- Single molecule measurements of titin elasticityProgress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 2001
- Measurement of the hydrodynamic forces between two polymer–coated spheresPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2001
- When Like Charges Attract: The Effects of Geometrical Confinement on Long-Range Colloidal InteractionsPhysical Review Letters, 1996
- Methods of Digital Video Microscopy for Colloidal StudiesJournal of Colloid and Interface Science, 1996
- Radiation forces on a dielectric sphere in the Rayleigh scattering regimeOptics Communications, 1996
- Three-dimensional optical trapping and laser ablation of a single polymer latex particle in waterJournal of Applied Physics, 1991