Design strategies for optimizing holographic optical tweezers set-ups

We provide a detailed account of the construction of a system of holographic optical tweezers. While a lot of information is available on the design, alignment and calibration of other optical trapping configurations, those based on holography are relatively poorly described. Inclusion of a spatial...

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Autores: Martín Badosa, Estela, Montes Usategui, Mario, Carnicer González, Arturo, Andilla i Salla, Jordi, Pleguezuelos Aguilera, Encarnación, Juvells Prades, Ignacio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/69686
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/69686
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dispositius optoelectrònics
Materials òptics
Holografia
Optoelectronic devices
Optical materials
Holography
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Sumario:We provide a detailed account of the construction of a system of holographic optical tweezers. While a lot of information is available on the design, alignment and calibration of other optical trapping configurations, those based on holography are relatively poorly described. Inclusion of a spatial light modulator in the set-up gives rise to particular design trade-offs and constraints, and the system benefits from specific optimization strategies, which we discuss.