Wavelength dependence of optical tweezer trapping forces on dye-doped polystyrene microspheres

We present an experimental and numerical study of the wavelength dependence, near resonance, of the optical tweezer trap stiffness on three different dye-doped 1 μm polystyrene spheres with peak absorptions at λ=625, 775, and 840 nm. Experimentally, an increase in the trap stiffness of ~35% on the red side of resonance was observed for the dye-doped spheres relative to polystyrene spheres without dye. Numerical simulations for spheres of different sizes, between 20 nm and 1 μm, and for absorption strengths corresponding to peak extinction coefficient values between 0.0027 and 0.081 were also conducted. Numerical results showed a maximum increase in the trap stiffness of ~35%, which is consistent with experimental results.

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