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Apparatus and method for fabricating, sorting, and integrating materials with holographic optical traps

US7588940B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 6, 2005
Grant dateSep 15, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 6, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B21/32
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus and method for manipulating, effecting interaction of, photochemically transforming and/or sorting small dielectric particles or other materials. The apparatus and method involves use of one or more diffractive optical elements which each receive a laser beam and form a plurality of laser beams. These laser beams are operated on by a telescope lens system and then an objective lens element to create an array of optical traps for manipulating, effecting interaction of, photochemically transforming and/or sorting small dielectric particles or other materials.

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