Optical Tweezers - Principles and Applications

A comprehensive guide to the theory, practice and applications of optical tweezers, combining state-of-the-art research with a strong pedagogic approach.

List of contents

1. Introduction; Part I. Theory: 2. Ray optics; 3. Dipole approximation; 4. Optical beams and focusing; 5. Electromagnetic theory; 6. Computational methods; 7. Brownian motion; Part II. Practice: 8. Building an optical tweezers; 9. Data acquisition and optical tweezers calibration; 10. Photonic force microscope; 11. Wavefront engineering and holographic optical tweezers; 12. Advanced techniques; Part III. Applications: 13. Single molecule biophysics; 14. Cell biology; 15. Spectroscopy; 16. Optofluidics and lab on a chip; 17. Colloid science; 18. Microchemistry; 19. Aerosol science; 20. Statistical physics; 21. Nanothermodynamics; 22. Plasmonics; 23. Nanostructures; 24. Laser cooling and trapping of atoms; 25. Towards the quantum regime at the mesoscale; Index.

About the author

Philip Jones is Reader in Physics at University College London where he leads the Optical Tweezers research group.Onofrio Maragò is Researcher at the Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici (CNR-IPCF) in Messina, Italy, where he leads the Optical Trapping research group.Giovanni Volpe is Assistant Professor at Bilkent University where he is head of the Soft Matter Lab.

Summary

Combining state-of-the-art research with a strong pedagogic approach, this text provides a comprehensive guide to the theory, practice and applications of optical tweezers. Aimed at practitioners, advanced undergraduate and beginner graduate students, it is also ideal for self-study and for practitioners willing to enter the field of optical manipulation.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Jones, Philip H. Jones, Philip H. (University College London) Jones, Philip H. (University College London) Marag Jones, Philip H. Marago Jones, Philip Henry Marago Jones, Philip Marag Jones, Philip Marago Jones, Jones Philip H., Onofrio Marag, Onofrio Marago, Onofrio M. Marago, Onofrio M. Maragò, Giovanni Volpe, Giovanni (Bilkent University Volpe, Volpe Giovanni
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781107051164
• ISBN: 978-1-107-05116-4
• No. of pages: 561
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Optics, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biophysics, Biology, life sciences, Applied optics, Biophysics