Trapping and Propelling Microparticles at Long Range by Using an Entirely Stripped and Slightly Tapered No-Core Optical Fiber

Trapping and Propelling Microparticles at Long Range by Using an Entirely Stripped and Slightly Tapered No-Core Optical Fiber

A stripped no-core optical fiber with a 125 µm diameter was transformed into a symmetric and unbroken optical fiber that tapers slightly to a 45-µm-diameter waist. The laser light can be easily launched into the no-core optical fiber. The enhanced evanescent wave of the slightly tapered no-core opti...

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Main Authors: Yen-Si Huang, Fang-Wen Sheu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-02-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
fiber optics
evanescent wave
optical manipulation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/3/2884
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spelling doaj-a049f510fc3340b4b1ac2bac866304f52020-11-24T23:43:30ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202013-02-011332884289410.3390/s130302884Trapping and Propelling Microparticles at Long Range by Using an Entirely Stripped and Slightly Tapered No-Core Optical FiberYen-Si HuangFang-Wen SheuA stripped no-core optical fiber with a 125 µm diameter was transformed into a symmetric and unbroken optical fiber that tapers slightly to a 45-µm-diameter waist. The laser light can be easily launched into the no-core optical fiber. The enhanced evanescent wave of the slightly tapered no-core optical fiber can attract nearby 5-µm-diameter polystyrene microparticles onto the surface of the tapered multimode optical fiber within fast flowing fluid and propel the trapped particles in the direction of the light propagation to longer delivery range than is possible using a slightly tapered telecom single-mode optical fiber.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/3/2884fiber opticsevanescent waveoptical manipulation
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Trapping and Propelling Microparticles at Long Range by Using an Entirely Stripped and Slightly Tapered No-Core Optical Fiber
Sensors
fiber optics
evanescent wave
optical manipulation
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Fang-Wen Sheu
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title Trapping and Propelling Microparticles at Long Range by Using an Entirely Stripped and Slightly Tapered No-Core Optical Fiber
title_short Trapping and Propelling Microparticles at Long Range by Using an Entirely Stripped and Slightly Tapered No-Core Optical Fiber
title_full Trapping and Propelling Microparticles at Long Range by Using an Entirely Stripped and Slightly Tapered No-Core Optical Fiber
title_fullStr Trapping and Propelling Microparticles at Long Range by Using an Entirely Stripped and Slightly Tapered No-Core Optical Fiber
title_full_unstemmed Trapping and Propelling Microparticles at Long Range by Using an Entirely Stripped and Slightly Tapered No-Core Optical Fiber
title_sort trapping and propelling microparticles at long range by using an entirely stripped and slightly tapered no-core optical fiber
publisher MDPI AG
series Sensors
issn 1424-8220
publishDate 2013-02-01
description A stripped no-core optical fiber with a 125 µm diameter was transformed into a symmetric and unbroken optical fiber that tapers slightly to a 45-µm-diameter waist. The laser light can be easily launched into the no-core optical fiber. The enhanced evanescent wave of the slightly tapered no-core optical fiber can attract nearby 5-µm-diameter polystyrene microparticles onto the surface of the tapered multimode optical fiber within fast flowing fluid and propel the trapped particles in the direction of the light propagation to longer delivery range than is possible using a slightly tapered telecom single-mode optical fiber.
topic fiber optics
evanescent wave
optical manipulation
url http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/3/2884
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