Precise in situ radius measurement of individual optically trapped microspheres using negative optical torque exerted by focused vortex beams

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Hauptverfasser: Diniz, Kainã, Schoger, Tanja, Moura, Guilherme T., Fonseca, Arthur L., Ether Jr, Diney S., Dutra, Rafael S., Ingold, Gert-Ludwig, Viana, Nathan B., Neto, Paulo A. Maia
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author Diniz, Kainã
Schoger, Tanja
Moura, Guilherme T.
Fonseca, Arthur L.
Ether Jr, Diney S.
Dutra, Rafael S.
Ingold, Gert-Ludwig
Viana, Nathan B.
Neto, Paulo A. Maia
author_facet Diniz, Kainã
Schoger, Tanja
Moura, Guilherme T.
Fonseca, Arthur L.
Ether Jr, Diney S.
Dutra, Rafael S.
Ingold, Gert-Ludwig
Viana, Nathan B.
Neto, Paulo A. Maia
contents We demonstrate a new method for determining the radius of micron-sized particles trapped by a vortex laser beam. The technique is based on measuring the rotation experienced by the center of mass of a microsphere that is laterally displaced by a Stokes drag force to an off-axis equilibrium position. The rotation results from an optical torque pointing along the direction opposite to the vortex beam angular momentum. We fit the rotation angle data for different Laguerre-Gaussian modes taking the radius as a fitting parameter in the Mie-Debye theory of optical tweezers. We also discuss how micron-sized beads can be used as probes for optical aberrations introduced by the experimental setup.
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spellingShingle Precise in situ radius measurement of individual optically trapped microspheres using negative optical torque exerted by focused vortex beams
Diniz, Kainã
Schoger, Tanja
Moura, Guilherme T.
Fonseca, Arthur L.
Ether Jr, Diney S.
Dutra, Rafael S.
Ingold, Gert-Ludwig
Viana, Nathan B.
Neto, Paulo A. Maia
Optics
Applied Physics
We demonstrate a new method for determining the radius of micron-sized particles trapped by a vortex laser beam. The technique is based on measuring the rotation experienced by the center of mass of a microsphere that is laterally displaced by a Stokes drag force to an off-axis equilibrium position. The rotation results from an optical torque pointing along the direction opposite to the vortex beam angular momentum. We fit the rotation angle data for different Laguerre-Gaussian modes taking the radius as a fitting parameter in the Mie-Debye theory of optical tweezers. We also discuss how micron-sized beads can be used as probes for optical aberrations introduced by the experimental setup.
title Precise in situ radius measurement of individual optically trapped microspheres using negative optical torque exerted by focused vortex beams
topic Optics
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.17332