Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, Volume. 19, Issue 1, 2023026(2023)

Accurate calibration of optical tweezers close to a glass surface using interference rings in backscattered light

Flavie Gillant1... Julien Moreau1, Maximilian U. Richly2, Antigoni Alexandrou2, Karen Perronet1,3 and Nathalie Westbrook1,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Université Paris-Saclay, Institut d’Optique Graduate School, CNRS, Laboratoire Charles Fabry, 91127 Palaiseau, France
  • 2Laboratoire d’Optique et Biosciences, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
  • 3Université Paris-Saclay, Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CentraleSupélec, LuMIn, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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    Flavie Gillant, Julien Moreau, Maximilian U. Richly, Antigoni Alexandrou, Karen Perronet, Nathalie Westbrook. Accurate calibration of optical tweezers close to a glass surface using interference rings in backscattered light[J]. Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, 2023, 19(1): 2023026

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Feb. 13, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 27, 2023

    Published Online: Aug. 31, 2023

    The Author Email: Westbrook Nathalie (nathalie.westbrook@institutoptique.fr)

    DOI:10.1051/jeos/2023026

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