Conference Proceedings

Optical trapping and fluorescence collection using a dual-wavelength diffractive optic

E Schonbrun, WN Ye, KB Crozier

2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference CLEO QELS 2009 | IEEE | Published : 2009

Abstract

We demonstrate a silicon diffractive element that serves as an optical tweezer in the near infrared and as a fluorescence collector in the visible. The 1.3 NA lens is achromatic and has high diffraction efficiency. ©2009 Optical Society of America.

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