Apparatus and method for fabricating, sorting, and...

Optical: systems and elements – Glare or unwanted light reduction – With absorption means

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C359S601000, C359S608000, C359S613000, C359S614000, C359S558000

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ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for manipulating, effecting interaction of, photochemically transforming and/or sorting small dielectric particles or other materials. The apparatus and method involves use of one or more diffractive optical elements which each receive a laser beam and form a plurality of laser beams. These laser beams are operated on by a telescope lens system and then an objective lens element to create an array of optical traps for manipulating, effecting interaction of, photochemically transforming and/or sorting small dielectric particles or other materials.

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