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An Introductory Information
about
Optical Tweezers
Mustafa Yorulmaz
Koç University,
Material Science and Engineering
Outline
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History of optical tweezers
Basics of optical tweezers
Physics beyond optical trapping
Types of optical tweezers
Possible uses and research areas
A typical setup of optical tweezers
Illustrative examples from our laboratory
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History of Optical Tweezers
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1970 - Optical Tweezers: A. Ashkin (*)
The technique of trapping
was first applied in 1984 at
Bell Laboratories
In 1986, they showed a
demo of optical tweezers
They showed the damagefree manipulation on cells
using an infrared laser in
1987.
(*) http://www1.bell-labs.com/org/physicalsciences/timeline/1970_ashkin_pop.html
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Basics of Optical Tweezers
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Optical Tweezers are examples of optical trapping which is a
subfield of laser physics.
They are used to trap and manipulate particles (in range from mm
to nm) and also to measure the forces (in range from 1 to 100 pN)
on these particles
A strongly focused laser beam is used for trapping the particles.
The particles that are of interest has to show dielectric property.
* http://www.physics.uq.edu.au/lp/tweezers/papers/nieminen2001jqsrt70/
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Physics Beyond Optical Trapping
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Trapping occurs due to radiation
pressure of laser which results by
the momentum change of light.
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There are two forces that let the
particle to be hold in trap:
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Scattering force: due to reflection of
light (to push object)
Gradient force: due to refraction of
light (to pull object)
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nparticle>nmedium so that
Fgradient>Fscattering
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Using high NA objectives and high
power lasers maximizes the
trapping force.
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Schematic diagram showing the force on
a dielectric sphere due to both reflection
and refraction of two rays of light.
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Types of Optical Tweezers
Holographic Optical
Tweezers
Single beam optical
tweezers
Dual beam optical
tweezers
Experimental setup for our aerosol
holographic tweezers
http://www.the-scientist.com/article/display/15545/
http://www.ffn.ub.es/ritort/research.html
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http://www.dundee.ac.uk/elecengphysics/twe
ezers/Research/aerosols_HOT.htm
http://people.sabanciuniv.edu/meric/projects/twz1.jpg
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Possible uses and research areas
Optical tweezer for force
measurements
By using optical tweezers, it is possible to
 study and manipulate particles like
atoms, molecules and small dielectric
spheres (in range from mm to nm).
 make force measurements of biological
objects in piconewton range.
So, optical tweezers has opened up several
important new areas of study in biophysics
Dielectric objects are attracted to the
center of the beam, slightly above the
beam waist, as described in the text.
The force applied on the object
depends linearly on its displacement
from the trap center just as with a
simple spring system.
http://www.answers.com/topic/optical-tweezers?cat=technology
In the lasest research; this technique has been used for
biological investigations involving cells
cutting and ablating biological objects (cell fusion and DNA
cutting)
force measurements of cell structures and DNA coiling
elasticity measurements of DNA
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A Typical Setup of Optical Tweezers
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Collimation
Nd: YAG Laser (1064nm)
Illumination
Microscope
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Telesentric
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CCD
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Computer
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Illustrative Examples From Our
Laboratory: Manipulation of Microspheres
Thanks to Ahmet Faruk Coşkun
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Illustrative Examples From Our Laboratory:
Manipulation of Vibrio Cholerae
Thanks to Ahmet Faruk Coşkun
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Thanks..
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Questions?
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