Force sensing and surface analysis with optically trapped microprobes

PhD Thesis
Francesco Pampaloni, Regensburg 2002

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Table of contents

Chapter I – Introduction
Chapter II – System development and methods
Chapter III – Optical tweezers as a force transducer: microrheology and surface scanning
Chapter IV – Compact optical tweezers using aspherical optics
Chapter V – Hollow beam optical tweezers by using an Axicon
Summary