Quantum metrology and its application in biology
Quantum metrology provides a route to overcome practical limits in sensing devices. It holds
particular relevance to biology, where sensitivity and resolution constraints restrict …
particular relevance to biology, where sensitivity and resolution constraints restrict …
Optical trapping
Since their invention just over 20 years ago, optical traps have emerged as a powerful tool
with broad-reaching applications in biology and physics. Capabilities have evolved from …
with broad-reaching applications in biology and physics. Capabilities have evolved from …
Optical trapping and binding
RW Bowman, MJ Padgett - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The phenomenon of light's momentum was first observed in the laboratory at the beginning
of the twentieth century, and its potential for manipulating microscopic particles was …
of the twentieth century, and its potential for manipulating microscopic particles was …
Holographic optical tweezers and their relevance to lab on chip devices
M Padgett, R Di Leonardo - Lab on a Chip, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
During the last decade, optical tweezers have been transformed by the combined availability
of spatial light modulators and the speed of low-cost computing to drive them. Holographic …
of spatial light modulators and the speed of low-cost computing to drive them. Holographic …
Shape-induced force fields in optical trapping
Advances in optical tweezers, coupled with the proliferation of two-photon polymerization
systems, mean that it is now becoming routine to fabricate and trap non-spherical particles …
systems, mean that it is now becoming routine to fabricate and trap non-spherical particles …
[HTML][HTML] Resource Letter: LBOT-1: Laser-based optical tweezers
Abstract This Resource Letter provides a guide to the literature on optical tweezers, also
known as laser-based, gradient-force optical traps. Journal articles and books are cited for …
known as laser-based, gradient-force optical traps. Journal articles and books are cited for …
Femtosecond optical tweezers for in-situ control of two-photon fluorescence
B Agate, CTA Brown, W Sibbett, K Dholakia - Optics Express, 2004 - opg.optica.org
We perform a comparison of optical tweezing using continuous wave (cw) and femtosecond
lasers. Measurement of the relative Q-values in the femtosecond and cw regimes shows that …
lasers. Measurement of the relative Q-values in the femtosecond and cw regimes shows that …
Trapping and tracking a local probe with a photonic force microscope
A Rohrbach, C Tischer, D Neumayer… - Review of Scientific …, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
An improved type of scanning probe microscope system able to measure soft interactions
between an optically trapped probe and local environment is presented. Such a system that …
between an optically trapped probe and local environment is presented. Such a system that …
Subdiffraction-limited quantum imaging within a living cell
We report both subdiffraction-limited quantum metrology and quantum-enhanced spatial
resolution for the first time in a biological context. Nanoparticles are tracked with quantum …
resolution for the first time in a biological context. Nanoparticles are tracked with quantum …
Optical tweezers exploring neuroscience
Over the past decade, optical tweezers (OT) have been increasingly used in neuroscience
for studies of molecules and neuronal dynamics, as well as for the study of model organisms …
for studies of molecules and neuronal dynamics, as well as for the study of model organisms …