Particle manipulation beyond the diffraction limit using structured super-oscillating light beams

Light, Science & Applications
Brijesh K SinghAdy Arie

Abstract

The diffraction-limited resolution of light focused by a lens was derived in 1873 by Ernst Abbe. Later in 1952, a method to reach sub-diffraction light spots was proposed by modulating the wavefront of the focused beam. In a related development, super-oscillating functions, that is, band-limited functions that locally oscillate faster than their highest Fourier component, were introduced and experimentally applied for super-resolution microscopy. Up till now, only simple Gaussian-like sub-diffraction spots were used. Here we show that the amplitude and phase profile of these sub-diffraction spots can be arbitrarily controlled. In particular, we utilize Hermite-Gauss, Laguerre-Gauss and Airy functions to structure super-oscillating beams with sub-diffraction lobes. These structured beams are then used for high-resolution trapping and manipulation of nanometer-sized particles. The trapping potential provides unprecedented localization accuracy and stiffness, significantly exceeding those provided by standard diffraction-limited beams.

References

Jun 21, 2003·Optics Letters·Jennifer E Curtis, David G Grier
Aug 23, 2003·Micron : the International Research and Review Journal for Microscopy·J McOristK Matsuda
Feb 1, 2008·Physical Review Letters·G A SiviloglouD N Christodoulides
Mar 8, 2008·Applied Optics·J A DavisI Moreno
Oct 1, 2008·Optics Express·Bo SunDavid G Grier
Jan 1, 2009·Nature Methods·Stefan W Hell
Oct 30, 2006·Optics Express·Yohai RoichmanDavid G Grier
Jun 1, 1996·Optics Letters·K T Gahagan, G A Swartzlander
Nov 18, 2011·Optics Letters·Konstantinos G Makris, Demetri Psaltis
Nov 24, 2011·Physical Review Letters·Yulia SokolovYael Roichman
Mar 27, 2012·Nature Materials·Edward T F RogersNikolay I Zheludev
Dec 12, 2012·Physical Review Letters·Peng ZhangXiang Zhang
Apr 8, 2014·Nature Methods·Tom VettenburgKishan Dholakia
Nov 18, 2014·Optics Express·David B Ruffner, David G Grier
Jan 24, 2015·Physical Review Letters·M DuboisP Sebbah
Jul 15, 2015·Scientific Reports·Juanying ZhaoZhigang Chen
Aug 25, 2015·Scientific Reports·Domenico BongiovanniRoberto Morandotti
Oct 16, 2015·Optics Letters·Brijesh Kumar SinghAdy Arie

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 5, 2020·Scientific Reports·S ZarkovskyM Schwartz
Jul 19, 2020·Optics Express·Hue Thi NguyenWieslaw Krolikowski
May 26, 2018·Physical Review Letters·Guangyuan ZhaoXu Liu
Feb 25, 2018·Optics Express·Yaniv EliezerAdy Arie
Jan 11, 2020·Physical Review Letters·Shenhe FuZhenqiang Chen
Jul 8, 2020·Optics Letters·Thomas Zacharias, Alon Bahabad
Nov 15, 2018·Micromachines·Jing Liu, Zhiyuan Li
Aug 1, 2019·Nature Communications·Ya-Xi ShenXue-Feng Zhu
Jan 1, 2021·Optics Express·A Srinivasa RaoTakashige Omatsu

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
super-resolution microscopy

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Journal of the Optical Society of America
C W McCutchen
Current Protocols in Cytometry
James M KasuboskiJames A J Fitzpatrick
Nature Reviews. Molecular Cell Biology
Marta Fernández-Suárez, Alice Y Ting
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved