SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING AND PROCESSING MATERIALS USING HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL TRAPPING

摘要

A method for manipulating one or more particles having one or more characteristics with an optical trap formed by modulating a laser beam with a Dynamic Optical Element (DOE). The method includes the steps of selecting at least one characteristic of the particle, generating a laser beam having a selected wavelength corresponding to the at least one selected characteristic of the particle, and selecting calculated values of the DOE, the calculated values corresponding to the at least one selected characteristic of the particles. The method further includes the steps of modulating the beam and the DOE to produce at least one holographic optical trap having properties corresponding to the at least one selected characteristic to, focusing the trap to a beam focus or spot size having a selected size, and locating the beam focus near a particle location for trapping the particle therein.