Performance of optical traps with geometric aberrations
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چکیده
We assess the influence of geometric aberrations on optical traps’ in-plane performance by studying the dynamics of trapped colloidal spheres in deliberately distorted holographic optical tweezers. The traps’ lateral stiffness turns out to be insensitive to moderate amounts of coma, astigmatism and spherical aberration. Moreover, holographic aberration correction enables us to compensate inherent shortcomings in the optical train, thereby adaptively improving its performance. We also demonstrate the effects of geometric aberrations on the intensity profiles of optical vortices, whose readily measured deformations suggest a method for rapidly estimating and correcting geometric aberrations in holographic trapping systems.
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