Modulated optical vortices

Jennifer E. Curtis; David G. Grier

doi:10.1364/OL.28.000872

Modulated optical vortices

Jennifer E. Curtis, David G. Grier

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Abstract

Single-beam optical gradient force traps created by focusing helical modes of light are known as optical vortices. Modulating the helical pitch of such a mode's wave front yields a new class of optical traps whose dynamically reconfigurable intensity distributions provide new opportunities for controlling motion in mesoscopic systems. An implementation of modulated optical vortices based on the dynamic holographic optical tweezer technique is described.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	872-874
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	28
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.28.000872
State	Published - Jun 1 2003

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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