Approximate and exact modeling of optical trapping

Timo A. Nieminen; Alexander B. Stilgoe; Norman R. Heckenberg; Halina H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop

doi:10.1117/12.861880

27 August 2010 Approximate and exact modeling of optical trapping

Timo A. Nieminen, Alexander B. Stilgoe, Norman R. Heckenberg, Halina H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop

Proceedings Volume 7762, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation VII; 77622V (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861880
Event: SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Approximate methods such a Rayleigh scattering and geometric optics have been widely used for the calculation of forces in optical tweezers. We investigate their applicability and usefulness, comparing results using these approximate methods with exact calculations.

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Timo A. Nieminen, Alexander B. Stilgoe, Norman R. Heckenberg, and Halina H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop "Approximate and exact modeling of optical trapping", Proc. SPIE 7762, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation VII, 77622V (27 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861880

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