Microparticle optical trapping of silica gel by Au-NP Q-switched fiber laser pulses

• Main Authors: Mahmud, N.N.H.E.N., Awang, N.A., Zulkefli, N.U.H.H., Hanafiah, F.N.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11561/1/J16092_4beac55e858d071d820d4ebb9157c89b.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11561/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2023.107669
• Institution: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

This study demonstrates a method for microparticle optical trapping of silica gel using a stable Q-switched fiber laser (QFL) pulse. Gold nanoparticle (Au-NP) were fabricated as saturable absorbers on a side-polished optical fiber (SPF) to achieve stable QFL pulses of frequencies 25.81 kHz. Silica g...