Laser-tweezer-controlled solid immersion microscopy in microfluidic systems

Aaron L. Birkbeck, Sanja Zlatanovic, Sadik C. Esener, Mihrimah Ozkan

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Abstract

We describe the creation and implementation of a near-field scanning solid immersion microscope that is specifically tailored for use in microfluidic systems. The microscope comprises a newly fabricated Weierstrass solid immersion lens (SIL), which is detached from its substrate and is free floating in the fluid, and a laser optical tweezer, which serves both as a trapping beam for alignment and positioning of the SIL and as a near-field scanning beam that images the sample through the SIL. A discussion of the SIL's fabrication method is presented along with experimental results that demonstrate the effectiveness of our microscope design.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2712-2714
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume30
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 15 2005
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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