Axicon applications and references
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Hollow Beam
Atom Tunnel by Yonho Song
Long, Narrow All-light Atom Guide
High-resolution Optical
Coherence Tomography Over a Large Depth Range with an Axicon Lens
by Zhihua Ding et al.
A Ring-shaped Laser Trap Based on
Axicons by Bing Shao
Dynamically
Adjustable Annular Laser Trapping for Sperm Chemotaxis Study by Bing
Shao et al.
Imaging Properties of Axicon in a
Scanning Optical System
(Axicon based) Resonators Supporting Bessel
Beams
Optical
Micromanipulation Using a Bessel Light Beam
Simultaneous
Micromanipulation in Multiple Planes Using a Self-reconstructing Light Beam
Optical Dipole
Traps and Atomic Waveguides Based on Bessel Light Beams
Parameter
Optimization for Vacuum Laser Acceleration at ATF/BNL
Photorefractive
Keratectomy for Hyperopia Using an Erodible Disc and Axicon Lens: 2-Years
results - Axicon stock -
featured applications
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| AX-FS-1-178-3 | Axicon, UV FS, diam. 1", cone angle 178°, BBAR 800&1064 nm | $350.00 |
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| AX-FS-1-179-4 | Axicon, UV FS, diam. 1", cone angle 179°, BBAR 1100-1600 nm | $350.00 |
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| AX-FS-1-179-3 | Axicon, UV FS, diam. 1", cone angle 179°, BBAR 800&1064 nm | $350.00 |
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| AX-FS-2-140-2 | Axicon, UV FS, diam. 2", cone angle 140°, BBAR 700-1000 nm | $700.00 |
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Axicons for sperm chemotaxis study
Laser trapping has been widely applied for the confinement and physiological
study of biological cells [1-2] and organelles [3]. In mammal fertility research,
single spot laser tweezers were successfully utilized to trap individual sperm
and quantitatively evaluate the motile force generated by a sperm [4, 5]. With
the help of laser tweezers, the relationship between sperm motility and swimming
behavior were revealed [5] and the effects of medical approaches on sperm
activity were investigated [6, 7].
As sperm chemotaxis draws increasing interests in fertility research, the study
on sperm-egg communication may help to explain infertility and provide new
approaches to contraception [8]. While single spot laser trap can only be used
to investigate one target at a time, greatly limiting the experimental
efficiency and throughput, a ring-shaped laser trap, if feasible, could not only
trap multiple samples at the same time, but also provide an equal-distance (from
the center) condition, which is essential and perfect for biological tropism
study.
Here we present a novel annular laser trap based on axicons for sperm chemotaxis
study. Experiment with 15 micron polystyrene spheres shows the feasibility and
performance of the system. With chemoattractant located in the center and sperms
approaching from all directions, the annular laser trapping could serve as a
sperm sifter for fertility sorting. When an additional pair of axicons is
introduced into the optics, the first of which shifts along the optical axis
back and forth, the diameter of the annular trap can be dynamically tuned from
130 micron to 428 micron, providing a real time variation on experimental
condition for critical power analysis. This new scheme of optical trapping will
bring high efficiency and fresh perspective to a vast variety of bio-tropism (phototaxis,
geotaxis, galvanotaxis, etc.) research.
A Ring-shaped Laser Trap Based on Axicons by Bing Shao
Dynamically Adjustable Annular Laser Trapping for Sperm Chemotaxis Study by Bing Shao et al.