Rotation of optically trapped particles in air Export

@article{citeulike:1177522, abstract = {We have demonstrated optically induced rotation of microscopic dielectric particles in air. The particles were anisotropically shaped, and were simultaneously trapped three-dimensionally and rotated about the beam axis, which depended solely on the radiation pressure of an extremely focused laser light. It was observed that the rotational speed was linearly dependent on the irradiated beam power and the slope of the fitting lines revealed up to 860 rpm/mW for 3.0 ?m-diameter-particles and 540 rpm/mW for 4.0 ?m-diameter-particles, which was much higher than the previously reported values measured in water. This technique will be useful for micromotors and microfans assembled in microelectromechanical systems.}, address = {Univ of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan}, author = {Omori, Ryota and Shima, Kotaro and Suzuki, Atsuyuki}, citeulike-article-id = {1177522}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?view=extended&origin=resultslist&eid=2-s2.0-0032594949}, journal = {Jpn J Appl Phys Part 2 Letter}, keywords = {air, optical, rotational, tweezers}, number = {7 A}, pages = {L743--L745}, posted-at = {2007-03-20 14:02:47}, priority = {0}, publisher = {JJAP}, title = {Rotation of optically trapped particles in air}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?view=extended&origin=resultslist&eid=2-s2.0-0032594949}, volume = {38}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1177522 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1177522 N2 - We have demonstrated optically induced rotation of microscopic dielectric particles in air. The particles were anisotropically shaped, and were simultaneously trapped three-dimensionally and rotated about the beam axis, which depended solely on the radiation pressure of an extremely focused laser light. It was observed that the rotational speed was linearly dependent on the irradiated beam power and the slope of the fitting lines revealed up to 860 rpm/mW for 3.0 ?m-diameter-particles and 540 rpm/mW for 4.0 ?m-diameter-particles, which was much higher than the previously reported values measured in water. This technique will be useful for micromotors and microfans assembled in microelectromechanical systems. IS - 7 A JF - Jpn J Appl Phys Part 2 Letter AD - Univ of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan EP - L745 TI - Rotation of optically trapped particles in air PB - JJAP VL - 38 SP - L743 KW - air KW - optical KW - rotational KW - tweezers AU - Omori, Ryota AU - Shima, Kotaro AU - Suzuki, Atsuyuki PY - 1999/// UR - http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?view=extended&origin=resultslist&eid=2-s2.0-0032594949 ER -