Combined optical tweezers and optical stretcher in microscopy

W. Singer; M. Frick; T. Haller; P. Dietl; Stefan Bernet; Monika Ritsch-Marte

doi:10.1117/12.446684

24 October 2001 Combined optical tweezers and optical stretcher in microscopy

W. Singer, M. Frick, T. Haller, P. Dietl, Stefan Bernet, Monika Ritsch-Marte

Proceedings Volume 4434, Hybrid and Novel Imaging and New Optical Instrumentation for Biomedical Applications; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.446684
Event: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, 2001, Munich, Germany

Abstract

We present a useful tool for manipulating biological samples in microscopy. Cells and cell organelles can be trapped, moved and stretched with a combination of optical tweezers and an optical trap consisting of two opposing single mode optical fibers. Experiments demonstrate trapping and manipulation of micro-beads, and even mechanical deformation of blood cells with the system.

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W. Singer, M. Frick, T. Haller, P. Dietl, Stefan Bernet, and Monika Ritsch-Marte "Combined optical tweezers and optical stretcher in microscopy", Proc. SPIE 4434, Hybrid and Novel Imaging and New Optical Instrumentation for Biomedical Applications, (24 October 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.446684

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