Abstract
We present a setup of optical tweezers combined with linear and
nonlinear microspectroscopies that enhances the capabilities of capture
and analysis of both techniques. We can use either a continuous-wave
(cw) Ti:sapphire laser for Raman measurements or a pulsed femtosecond
Ti:sapphire laser that permitted the observation of nonlinear results
such as hyper-Raman, hyper-Rayleigh, and two-photon luminescence. Only
the high peak intensity of the femtosecond laser allows the observation
of all these nonlinear spectroscopies. The sensitivity of our system
also permitted the observation of morphology-dependent resonance (MDR)
modes of a single stained trapped microsphere of 6 mu m. The possibility
of performing spectroscopy in a living microorganism optically trapped
in any desired neighborhood would mean that one can dynamically observe
the chemical reactions and/or mechanical properties changing in real
time.
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