The application discloses a device and method for detecting the motion of a particle captured in an optical trap. Transmission light is emitted from a transmission
light source, and the transmission light is incident on an optical
waveguide. The optical trap capturing light and the particle are arranged on the circumferential side of the optical
waveguide, the particle is captured by the optical trap capturing light, the transmission light in the optical
waveguide is coupled into the particle and then coupled back into the optical waveguide, and finally incident on a
power detector. The transmission light, the particle and the waveguide form an acoustic-
optic system. The waveguide is fixed, and at this time, the motion of the captured particle will change the relative distance between the two, and then change the
transmittance of the transmission light in the waveguide, so as to calculate the motion information of the captured particle, and realize the detection of the motion of the particle captured in the optical trap. The application can greatly reduce the
optical path complexity and volume of the particle
motion detection module in the optical trap
system, reduce the
coupling of the motion signals between the axes of the particle, greatly reduce the light
power intensity required for detecting the motion of the captured particle, improve the detection efficiency, and has practical application value.