3 papers
physics.optics2026
Enantioselective optical trapping and characterization of all dielectric disorder-enabled chiral particles
Guilherme T. Moura, Tanja Schoger, Kainã G. Diniz +9
We trap submicroscopic silica spheres coated with randomly distributed titanium dioxide nanoparticles in optical tweezers with Laguerre-Gaussian modes and observe orbital dynamics…
physics.optics2023
Precise in situ radius measurement of individual optically trapped microspheres using negative optical torque exerted by focused vortex beams
Kainã Diniz, Tanja Schoger, Guilherme T. Moura +6
We demonstrate a new method for determining the radius of micron-sized particles trapped by a vortex laser beam. The technique is based on measuring the rotation experienced by the…
physics.optics2023
Tailoring bistability in optical tweezers with vortex beams and spherical aberration
Arthur Luna da Fonseca, Kainã Diniz, Paula Borges Monteiro +7
We demonstrate a bistable optical trap by tightly focusing a vortex laser beam. The optical potential has the form of a Mexican hat with an additional minimum at the center. The bi…