Aerosol droplet optical trap loading using surface acoustic wave nebulization

S Anand, J Nylk, S L Neale, C Dodds, S Grant, M H Ismail, J Reboud, J M Cooper, D McGloin

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Abstract

We demonstrate the use of surface acoustic wave nebulization (SAWN) to load optical traps. We show that the droplets sizes produced can be tuned by altering the RF frequency applied to the devices, which leads to more control over the sizes of trapped particles. Typically the size distribution of the liquid aerosols delivered using SAWN is smaller than via a standard commercial nebulization device. The ability to trap a range of liquids or small solid particles, not readily accessible using other ultrasonic devices, is also demonstrated both in optical tweezers and dual beam fiber traps.
LanguageEnglish
Pages30148-30155
Number of pages8
JournalOptics Express
Volume21
Issue number25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Dec 2013

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Keywords

  • surface acoustic wave nebulisation
  • optical traps
  • ultrasonic devices
  • optical tweezers
  • dual beam fiber traps

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Anand, S., Nylk, J., Neale, S. L., Dodds, C., Grant, S., Ismail, M. H., ... McGloin, D. (2013). Aerosol droplet optical trap loading using surface acoustic wave nebulization. Optics Express, 21(25), 30148-30155. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.030148
Anand, S ; Nylk, J ; Neale, S L ; Dodds, C ; Grant, S ; Ismail, M H ; Reboud, J ; Cooper, J M ; McGloin, D. / Aerosol droplet optical trap loading using surface acoustic wave nebulization. In: Optics Express. 2013 ; Vol. 21, No. 25. pp. 30148-30155.
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Aerosol droplet optical trap loading using surface acoustic wave nebulization. / Anand, S; Nylk, J; Neale, S L; Dodds, C; Grant, S; Ismail, M H; Reboud, J; Cooper, J M; McGloin, D.

In: Optics Express, Vol. 21, No. 25, 02.12.2013, p. 30148-30155.

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