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Dynamic operation of optical fibres beyond the single-mode regime facilitates the orientation of biological cells

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  • Moritz Kreysing

    (Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
    Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics)

  • Dino Ott

    (Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
    Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen)

  • Michael J. Schmidberger

    (Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
    Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

  • Oliver Otto

    (Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
    Biotechnology Center, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Mirjam Schürmann

    (Biotechnology Center, Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Estela Martín-Badosa

    (Universitat de Barcelona)

  • Graeme Whyte

    (Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

  • Jochen Guck

    (Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
    Biotechnology Center, Technische Universität Dresden)

Abstract

The classical purpose of optical fibres is delivery of either optical power, as for welding, or temporal information, as for telecommunication. Maximum performance in both cases is provided by the use of single-mode optical fibres. However, transmitting spatial information, which necessitates higher-order modes, is difficult because their dispersion relation leads to dephasing and a deterioration of the intensity distribution with propagation distance. Here we consciously exploit the fundamental cause of the beam deterioration—the dispersion relation of the underlying vectorial electromagnetic modes—by their selective excitation using adaptive optics. This allows us to produce output beams of high modal purity, which are well defined in three dimensions. The output beam distribution is even robust against significant bending of the fibre. The utility of this approach is exemplified by the controlled rotational manipulation of live cells in a dual-beam fibre-optical trap integrated into a modular lab-on-chip system.

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  • Moritz Kreysing & Dino Ott & Michael J. Schmidberger & Oliver Otto & Mirjam Schürmann & Estela Martín-Badosa & Graeme Whyte & Jochen Guck, 2014. "Dynamic operation of optical fibres beyond the single-mode regime facilitates the orientation of biological cells," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 5(1), pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:5:y:2014:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms6481
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6481
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    1. Hammad Ahmed & Muhammad Afnan Ansari & Yan Li & Thomas Zentgraf & Muhammad Qasim Mehmood & Xianzhong Chen, 2023. "Dynamic control of hybrid grafted perfect vector vortex beams," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.
    2. Kaihang Lu & Zengqi Chen & Hao Chen & Wu Zhou & Zunyue Zhang & Hon Ki Tsang & Yeyu Tong, 2024. "Empowering high-dimensional optical fiber communications with integrated photonic processors," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-8, December.

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