Optical Tweezers: Principles and Applications
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 12/3/2015
EAN 9781107051164, ISBN10: 1107051169
Hardcover, 561 pages, 25.4 x 19.6 x 2.8 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Combining state-of-the-art research with a strong pedagogic approach, this text provides a detailed and complete guide to the theory, practice and applications of optical tweezers. In-depth derivation of the theory of optical trapping and numerical modelling of optical forces are supported by a complete step-by-step design and construction guide for building optical tweezers, with detailed tutorials on collecting and analysing data. Also included are comprehensive reviews of optical tweezers research in fields ranging from cell biology to quantum physics. Featuring numerous exercises and problems throughout, this is an ideal self-contained learning package for advanced lecture and laboratory courses, and an invaluable guide to practitioners wanting to enter the field of optical manipulation. The text is supplemented by www.opticaltweezers.org, a forum for discussion and a source of additional material including free-to-download, customisable research-grade software (OTS) for calculation of optical forces, digital video microscopy, optical tweezers calibration and holographic optical tweezers.
1. Introduction
Part I. Theory
2. Ray optics
3. Dipole approximation
4. Optical beams and focusing
5. Electromagnetic theory
6. Computational methods
7. Brownian motion
Part II. Practice
8. Building an optical tweezers
9. Data acquisition and optical tweezers calibration
10. Photonic force microscope
11. Wavefront engineering and holographic optical tweezers
12. Advanced techniques
Part III. Applications
13. Single molecule biophysics
14. Cell biology
15. Spectroscopy
16. Optofluidics and lab on a chip
17. Colloid science
18. Microchemistry
19. Aerosol science
20. Statistical physics
21. Nanothermodynamics
22. Plasmonics
23. Nanostructures
24. Laser cooling and trapping of atoms
25. Towards the quantum regime at the mesoscale
Index.