Localized efficient in-vacuum loading of $\sim$0.1-10 $\hat{I}¼$m spherical and plate-like particles into optical traps using a pulled glass capillary

Alexey Grinin, Andrew Dana, Mark Nguyen +8

We demonstrate a compact piezoelectric-driven micropipette launcher for localized in-vacuum delivery of nano- and microparticles into optical traps. The launcher has been integrate…