MASTER IN PHOTONICS
“Advanced optical experimental techniques in biology”
 
 
 
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Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
 
 
 
• 1. Mechanical” properties of electromagnetic waves: the Maxwell tensor. • 2. Absorption cross section and Scattering cross section. • 3. Mie theory of light scattering. • 4. Calculations of radiation forces exerted on “small” particles (Rayleigh regime) and “big” particle (geometrical optics regime). • 5. Stiffness of an optical trap. • 6. Radiation forces exerted by different types of optical beams: Gaussian beam, Laguerre-Gaussian beam, Bessel beam, evanescent wave. • 7. Optical beam focused by an objective with high numerical aperture. • 8. Metal and dielectric particles, living cells. • 9. Calibration of optical trap. • 10. Photonic force microscope. • 11. Experimental realization of optical tweezers. • 10. Applications of optical tweezers in biology
 
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