Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Apr 23, 2026

Plasmonic Trapping and Release of Nanoparticles in a Monitoring Environment
09:13

Plasmonic Trapping and Release of Nanoparticles in a Monitoring Environment

Published on: April 4, 2017

7.0K

Trapping particles using waveguide-coupled gold bowtie plasmonic tweezers.

Pin-Tso Lin1, Heng-Yi Chu, Tsan-Wen Lu

  • 1Department of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, Room 413 CPT Building, 1001 Ta-Hsueh Road, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan. potsung@mail.nctu.edu.tw.

Lab on a Chip
|October 8, 2014
PubMed
Summary

We developed novel plasmonic tweezers using coupled waveguides and gold bowtie structures for precise particle trapping. This efficient, compact system achieves strong trapping forces, aiding on-chip circuit design.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Piezoelectrically controllable wavelength tuning of a photonic crystal nano-light emitter in a polymer thin film.

Optics letters·2025
Same author

Influence of Homoepitaxial Layer Thickness on Flatness and Chemical Mechanical Planarization Induced Scratches of 4H-Silicon Carbide Epi-Wafers.

Micromachines·2025
Same author

Advances in core technologies for semiconductor manufacturing: applications and challenges of atomic layer etching, neutral beam etching and atomic layer deposition.

Nanoscale advances·2025
Same author

Dielectric-Free Molybdenum Disulfide Transistors with In-Plane Gates.

ACS applied materials & interfaces·2025
Same author

Organelle homeostasis requires ESCRTs.

Current opinion in cell biology·2025
Same author

Lasing Emission from Soft Photonic Crystals for Pressure and Position Sensing.

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)·2023

Area of Science:

  • Plasmonics
  • Nanophotonics
  • Optical Tweezers

Background:

  • Conventional optical tweezers face limitations in precision and scalability.
  • Integrated photonic devices offer potential for miniaturized optical manipulation systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and demonstrate a novel trapping configuration integrating coupled waveguides and gold bowtie structures for near-field plasmonic tweezers.
  • To enhance efficiency, compactness, and precision in particle trapping for on-chip applications.

Main Methods:

  • Coupling waves through waveguides to excite specific gold bowtie structures.
  • Utilizing lightning rod and gap effects in bowtie antennas to generate concentrated resonant fields.
  • Numerical simulations and experimental verification of particle trapping capabilities.

More Related Videos

Trapping of Micro Particles in Nanoplasmonic Optical Lattice
07:20

Trapping of Micro Particles in Nanoplasmonic Optical Lattice

Published on: September 5, 2017

6.3K
Utilization of Plasmonic and Photonic Crystal Nanostructures for Enhanced Micro- and Nanoparticle Manipulation
09:29

Utilization of Plasmonic and Photonic Crystal Nanostructures for Enhanced Micro- and Nanoparticle Manipulation

Published on: September 27, 2011

11.5K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Apr 23, 2026

Plasmonic Trapping and Release of Nanoparticles in a Monitoring Environment
09:13

Plasmonic Trapping and Release of Nanoparticles in a Monitoring Environment

Published on: April 4, 2017

7.0K
Trapping of Micro Particles in Nanoplasmonic Optical Lattice
07:20

Trapping of Micro Particles in Nanoplasmonic Optical Lattice

Published on: September 5, 2017

6.3K
Utilization of Plasmonic and Photonic Crystal Nanostructures for Enhanced Micro- and Nanoparticle Manipulation
09:29

Utilization of Plasmonic and Photonic Crystal Nanostructures for Enhanced Micro- and Nanoparticle Manipulation

Published on: September 27, 2011

11.5K

Main Results:

  • Achieved highly concentrated resonant fields from gold bowtie structures.
  • Induced strong trapping forces up to 652 pN/W on 20 nm particles.
  • Demonstrated precise particle transport, trapping, and release within the system.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed waveguide-coupled plasmonic tweezers offer an efficient and compact solution for precise particle manipulation.
  • This technology facilitates advancements in integrated photonic circuits and nanoscale manipulation systems.