Conference Proceedings
Optical Trapping with Plasmonic and Photonic Nanostructures
Kenneth B Crozier
2016 PROGRESS IN ELECTROMAGNETICS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM (PIERS) | IEEE | Published : 2016
Abstract
The development of integrated approaches for optical trapping, based on photonic or plasmonic structures fabricated on a chip, offers several compelling advantages. First, chip-based optical traps enable the trapping platform to be miniaturized. Second, the chip-based configuration lends itself naturally to the incorporation of sensing modalities. Third, optical nanostructures can generate strong near-fields, boosting the trapping performance.