Optical trapping and spectral analysis of aerosols with a supercontiuum laser source

M. Guillon*, K. Dholakia, D. McGloin

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Abstract

We report on the optical trapping of water droplets with a supercontinuum laser source. Droplet size is determined by observing the spectrum of the on-axis backscattered light. In contrast to to monochromatic trapping, the broad spectrum of the supercontinuum covers several resonances of the first excited Mie coefficients. A minimum value of Q ∼ 0.16 for the trapping efficiency is estimated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7655-7664
Number of pages10
JournalOptics Express
Volume16
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 May 2008

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