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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Fonds DE L'espci-georges Charpak, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fonds De L'espci-Georges Charpak, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/40 (2006.01); G02B 5/02 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/49 (2006.01); G01N 21/85 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/4077 (2013.01); B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); G01N 21/49 (2013.01); G02B 5/0273 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0454 (2013.01); G01N 21/85 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for trapping particles contained in a fluid including at least the steps of generating a coherent light beam, diffusing the coherent light beam using a passive diffusive element to yield a diffused beam having a field of optical speckles, and causing the diffused beam to interact with a plurality of particles contained in a fluid.