LASER-Propulsion of Microparticles in Liquid-Filled Hollow-Core Photonic-Crystal Fibers [Elektronische Ressource] : Going against the Flow = LASER-Antrieb von Mikropartikeln entlang des Hohlkerns flüssigkeitsgefüllter Photonischer Kristallfasern / Martin Konrad Garbos. Betreuer: Philip St.J. Russell
LASER-Propulsion of Microparticles in Liquid-Filled Hollow-Core Photonic-Crystal Fibers-Going against the Flow-LASER-Antrieb von Mikropartikeln entlang des Hohlkernsfl¨ussigkeitsgefullter¨ Photonischer Kristallfasern-Gegen den Strom-Der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult¨atder Friedrich-Alexander-Universit¨at Erlangen-Nurn¨ bergzurErlangung des Doktorgrades Dr. rer. nat.vorgelegt vonMartin Konrad Garbosaus EschweilerAls Dissertation genehmigt von der Naturwissen-schaftlichen Fakult¨at der Friedrich-Alexander-Universit¨atErlangen-Nurn¨ bergTag der mundlic¨ hen Prufung:¨ 20.07.2011Vorsitzenderder Promotionskommission: Prof. Dr. Rainer FinkErstberichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Philip St.J. RussellZweitberichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Miles J. PadgettAbstractThis thesis demonstrates that microparticles can be controllably loaded into andpropelled along the hollow core of a liquid-filled, single-mode photonic crystal fiberby means of optical forces. A setup is designed, combining conventional single-beamlaser tweezers and acoupling stage, in order toanalyzeanensemble ofmicroparticlesand selectively launch a single particle with desired properties. The utilized fibersguide light in a fundamental mode due to a photonic band gap when the entirestructure is filled with liquid. The resulting low loss and axially constant modeprofile are used to propel particles over distances of several meters at a constantspeed.