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BP: Fachverband Biologische Physik
BP 36: Cell Mechanics II
BP 36.1: Talk
Friday, March 22, 2024, 10:00–10:15, H 0112
Optical Cavities for Biology — •Maerpreet Kaur Arora1,2, Florian Steiner1,2, and Thomas Hümmer1,2,3 — 1Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Department of Physics, Munich, Germany — 2Qlibri GmbH, Munich, Germany — 3Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany
Label-free imaging of bio-molecules in combination with absorption spectroscopy is essential for observing mechanisms in real time. Analysis of absorption properties for sub-cellular structures is challenging due to their weak interaction with light. Fiber-mirror optical cavities strongly enhance this interaction and enable direct imaging and absorption characterization of nano-scale samples.
To this end, the analysis of cavity properties in the natural environment of these biological samples is crucial. We observe the parameter changes of the cavity in water and air and compare them to simulated data.
Keywords: Optical Cavities; Nano-scale; Absorption Spectroscopy; Label-free