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• TITLE: Controlling the Flow of Microscopic Particles—The Role of Beam Size

  AUTHORS: Jitendra Bhatt, Ashok Kumar, Saiyed Nisar Ali Jaaffrey, Ravindra Pratap Singh

  KEYWORDS: Optical Manipulation; Optical Tweezers; Directional Flow

  JOURNAL NAME: Optics and Photonics Journal, Vol.2 No.4, December 28, 2012

  ABSTRACT: Flow of micro particles and fluids is important in many microscopic systems. Here we present details of our finding of a directional flow of micro particles due to a single beam optical trap. It was found that the directional flow depends upon the size of optical trap, the number density of particles in the solution and the time after the trap was created. We suggest controlling the motion of microscopic particles in a fluid by varying a simple parameter like beam size for microfluidics applications.