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Rotation of microparticles in light fields

V.A. Soifer1,2, V.V. Kotlyar1,2, S.N. Khonina1,2, R.V. Skidanov1,2
1Image Processing Systems Institute of RAS 

2Samara State Aerospace University (SSAU) 


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Pages: 5-17.

Abstract:
The article reviews the experiments on manipulating microspheres in Bessel light beams and in beams with angular harmonics formed by diffractive optical elements.

Keywords:
microparticles, light field, Bessel light beam, diffractive optical

Citation:
Soifer VA, Kotlyar VV, Khonina SN, Skidanov RV. Rotation of microparticles in light fields. Computer Optics 2005; 28: 5-17.

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