Design for fully steerable dual-trap optical tweezers

被引:238
作者
Fallman, E
Axner, O
机构
[1] Department of Experimental Physics, Umeå University, Umeå
关键词
optical tweezers; dual trap; beam steering; micromanipulation;
D O I
10.1364/AO.36.002107
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A design for complete beam steering (in three dimensions) of one or two optical tweezers traps is presented. The two most important requirements for efficient and stable movement of an optical trap are identified. A detailed recipe for the construction of a movable optical tweezers trap that fulfills these requirements is given (exemplified with an inverted microscope). The system has been found to allow for precise and free movements of both traps in all three dimensions in a dual-trap optical tweezers configuration and to be robust and reliable, as well as forgiving of small misalignments in the optical system. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
引用
收藏
页码:2107 / 2113
页数:7
相关论文
共 37 条
  • [1] Angelova M. I., 1993, Pure and Applied Optics, V2, P261, DOI 10.1088/0963-9659/2/4/001
  • [2] OPTICAL TRAPPING AND MANIPULATION OF VIRUSES AND BACTERIA
    ASHKIN, A
    DZIEDZIC, JM
    [J]. SCIENCE, 1987, 235 (4795) : 1517 - 1520
  • [3] FORCE GENERATION OF ORGANELLE TRANSPORT MEASURED INVIVO BY AN INFRARED-LASER TRAP
    ASHKIN, A
    SCHUTZE, K
    DZIEDZIC, JM
    EUTENEUER, U
    SCHLIWA, M
    [J]. NATURE, 1990, 348 (6299) : 346 - 348
  • [4] OPTICAL TRAPPING AND MANIPULATION OF SINGLE CELLS USING INFRARED-LASER BEAMS
    ASHKIN, A
    DZIEDZIC, JM
    YAMANE, T
    [J]. NATURE, 1987, 330 (6150) : 769 - 771
  • [5] DIRECTED POSITIONING OF NUCLEI IN LIVING PARAMECIUM-TETRAURELIA - USE OF THE LASER OPTICAL FORCE TRAP FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
    AUFDERHEIDE, KJ
    DU, Q
    FRY, ES
    [J]. DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS, 1992, 13 (03): : 235 - 240
  • [6] DIRECTED POSITIONING OF MICRONUCLEI IN PARAMECIUM-TETRAURELIA WITH LASER TWEEZERS - ABSENCE OF DETECTABLE DAMAGE AFTER MANIPULATION
    AUFDERHEIDE, KJ
    DU, Q
    FRY, ES
    [J]. JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY, 1993, 40 (06) : 793 - 796
  • [7] OPTICAL TRAPPING IN ANIMAL AND FUNGAL CELLS USING A TUNABLE, NEAR-INFRARED TITANIUM-SAPPHIRE LASER
    BERNS, MW
    AIST, JR
    WRIGHT, WH
    LIANG, H
    [J]. EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH, 1992, 198 (02) : 375 - 378
  • [8] BERNS MW, 1992, MOL BIOL CELL, V3, pA345
  • [9] USE OF A LASER-INDUCED OPTICAL FORCE TRAP TO STUDY CHROMOSOME MOVEMENT ON THE MITOTIC SPINDLE
    BERNS, MW
    WRIGHT, WH
    TROMBERG, BJ
    PROFETA, GA
    ANDREWS, JJ
    WALTER, RJ
    [J]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1989, 86 (12) : 4539 - 4543
  • [10] BERNS MW, 1992, MOL BIOL CELL, V3, pA9