• Optical Forces, Waveguides and Micro Raman Spectroscopy 

      Løvhaugen, Pål (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-12-21)
      Optical waveguides are used to confine propagating light. In a dielectric waveguide, a small part of the propagating light travels along and just outside the waveguide surface. This evanescent field can interact with objects on the waveguide surface. Two effects of this light-matter interaction are presented, optical forces and Raman scattering. Optical forces are caused by changes in the momentum ...
    • Serial Raman spectroscopy of particles trapped on a waveguide 

      Løvhaugen, Pål; Ahluwalia, Balpreet Singh; Huser, Thomas Rolf; Hellesø, Olav Gaute (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      We demonstrate that Raman spectroscopy can be used to characterize and identify particles that are trapped and propelled along optical waveguides. To accomplish this, microscopic particles on a waveguide are moved along the waveguide and then individually addressed by a focused laser beam to obtain their characteristic Raman signature within 1 second acquisition time. The spectrum is used to distinguish ...