中国物理B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (3): 34206-034206.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/3/034206

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Optical manipulation of gold nanoparticles using an optical nanofiber

李英, 胡艳军   

  1. School of Information Engineering, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan 523808, China
  • 收稿日期:2012-07-24 修回日期:2012-08-30 出版日期:2013-02-01 发布日期:2013-02-01

Optical manipulation of gold nanoparticles using an optical nanofiber

Li Ying (李英), Hu Yan-Jun (胡艳军)   

  1. School of Information Engineering, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan 523808, China
  • Received:2012-07-24 Revised:2012-08-30 Online:2013-02-01 Published:2013-02-01
  • Contact: Li Ying E-mail:xingziliying@126.com

摘要: Gold nanoparticles are gaining increasing attention due to their biological and medical applications. In this letter, we experimentally demonstrate an optical manipulation of 250-nm-diameter gold nanoparticles along an optical nanofiber (550 nm in diameter) injected by an 808-nm laser light. The nanoparticles situated in the evanescent optical field are trapped by optical gradient force and move along the direction of light propagation due to optical scattering force. The velocities reach as high as 132 μm/s at an optical power of 80 mW.

关键词: optical manipulation, gold nanoparticles, nanofiber

Abstract: Gold nanoparticles are gaining increasing attention due to their biological and medical applications. In this letter, we experimentally demonstrate an optical manipulation of 250-nm-diameter gold nanoparticles along an optical nanofiber (550 nm in diameter) injected by an 808-nm laser light. The nanoparticles situated in the evanescent optical field are trapped by optical gradient force and move along the direction of light propagation due to optical scattering force. The velocities reach as high as 132 μm/s at an optical power of 80 mW.

Key words: optical manipulation, gold nanoparticles, nanofiber

中图分类号:  (Fiber waveguides, couplers, and arrays)

  • 42.81.Qb
87.80.Ek (Mechanical and micromechanical techniques) 78.67.Uh (Nanowires)