Holographic Optical Tweezers: Techniques and Biomedical Applications
Applied Sciences, 2022 Holographic optical tweezers (HOT) is a programmable technique used for manipulation of microsized samples. In combination with computer-generation holography (CGH), a spatial light modulator reshapes the light distribution within the focal area of the ...
Hui-Chi Chen, Chau-Jern Cheng
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Holographic Optical Tweezers That Use an Improved Gerchberg–Saxton Algorithm [PDF]
Micromachines, 2023 It is very important for holographic optical tweezers (OTs) to develop high-quality phase holograms through calculation by using some computer algorithms, and one of the most commonly used algorithms is the Gerchberg–Saxton (GS) algorithm. An improved GS
Zhehai Zhou +4 more
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Nanoscopy of bacterial cells immobilized by holographic optical tweezers [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2016 Nanoscopy of non-adherent cells is currently not possible, due to their movement in solution. Here the authors immobilize and manipulate fixedE. coli by multiple optical traps; their holographic optical tweezers enable dSTORM imaging of orthogonal planes
Robin Diekmann +5 more
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Generation of Hybrid Optical Trap Array by Holographic Optical Tweezers
Frontiers in Physics, 2021 Enabled by multiple optical traps, holographic optical tweezers can manipulate multiple particles in parallel flexibly. Spatial light modulators are widely used in holographic optical tweezers, in which Gaussian point (GP) trap arrays or special mode ...
Xing Li +12 more
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Red blood cell flickering activity locally controlled by holographic optical tweezers [PDF]
iScienceSummary: Red blood cells possess a singular mechanobiology, enabling efficient navigation through capillaries smaller than their own size. Their plasma membrane exhibits non-equilibrium shape fluctuation, often reported as enhanced flickering activity ...
Niccolò Caselli +6 more
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In situ single-atom array synthesis using dynamic holographic optical tweezers [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2016 It would be desirable to have a reliable and scalable method to manipulate neutral-atoms for the creation of controllable quantum systems. Here the authors demonstrate real-time transport of single rubidium atoms in holographic microtraps controlled by ...
Hyosub Kim +5 more
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Micro/Nanoscale Acoustic Manipulation: From Particle Control to Autonomous Microswimmers. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)This conceptual framework illustrates acoustic technology as a multifunctional platform enabling passive particle manipulation across scales and autonomous propulsion of microswimmers. ABSTRACT Acoustic manipulation and propulsion technologies have emerged as powerful platforms for micro/nanoscale control, enabled by their non‐contact operation, label ...
Chu J, Zhang L, Wang X, Li W, Liu Y.
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Passive Metasurface Tweezers for Multi-Scale Orbital Transport and Trapping on Elastic Plates. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Passive labyrinthine phase encoding converts single‐channel excitation into localized flexural‐wave vortices with programmable orbital angular momentum. The resulting vortex fields enable cross‐scale particle manipulation, including orbital transport, central confinement, and rotational actuation.
Bi Z +7 more
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Translation and manipulation of silicon nanomembranes using holographic optical tweezers [PDF]
Nanoscale Research Letters, 2011 We demonstrate the use of holographic optical tweezers for trapping and manipulating silicon nanomembranes. These macroscopic free-standing sheets of single-crystalline silicon are attractive for use in next-generation flexible electronics.
Oehrlein Stefan +5 more
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Super-Resolution and High-Data-Density Acoustic Meta-Hologram via Amplitude and Phase Coupling. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)A super‐resolution acoustic meta‐hologram utilizes amplitude‐phase coupling under energy conservation constraints to overcome the traditional diffraction limit. This conceptually advanced approach achieves high‐fidelity acoustic field reconstruction and dense information transmission, unlocking new potentials for high‐resolution acoustic imaging and ...
Guo X +15 more
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