Automated trapping, assembly, and sorting with holographic optical tweezers

Opt Express. 2006 Dec 25;14(26):13095-100. doi: 10.1364/OE.14.013095.

Abstract

We combine real-time feature recognition with holographic optical tweezers to automatically trap, assemble, and sort micron-sized colloidal particles. Closed loop control will enable new applications of optical micromanipulation in biology, medicine, materials science, and possibly quantum computation.