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Forces and dynamics of optically levitated polystyrene particles in air using electrostatic modulation

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Author(s)

Haesung Park, Thomas W. LeBrun

Abstract

We demonstrate the simultaneous measurement of optical trap stiffness and quadrant-cell photodetector (QPD) calibration of optically trapped polystyrene particle in air. The analysis is based on the transient response of particles, confined to an optical trap, subject to a pulsed electrostatic field generated by parallel indium tin oxide (ITO) coated substrates. The resonant natural frequency and damping were directly estimated by fitting the analytical solution of the transient response of an underdamped harmonic oscillator to the measured particle displacement from its equilibrium position. Because, the particle size was estimated independently with video microscopy, this approach allowed us to measure the optical force without ignoring the effects of inertia and temperature changes from absorption.
Proceedings Title
Proc. SPIE 9548, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XII, 954801 (September 8, 2015)
Conference Dates
August 10-13, 2015
Conference Location
San Diego, CA, US
Conference Title
SPIE Optics + Photonics 2015
Pub Type
Conferences

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https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2191546
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Keywords

optical force, optical trapping, optical tweezers, optical levitation
Physics, Optical physics and communications and Atomic / molecular / quantum

Citation

Park, H. and LeBrun, T. (2015), Forces and dynamics of optically levitated polystyrene particles in air using electrostatic modulation, Proc. SPIE 9548, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XII, 954801 (September 8, 2015), San Diego, CA, US, [online], https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2191546, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=919475 (Accessed October 16, 2025)

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Created August 24, 2015, Updated October 12, 2021
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