The fact that light carries both linear and angular momentum is well-known to physicists.
One application of the linear momentum of light is for optical tweezers, in which the …

This book deals with theoretical bases of the modern optics division concerned with
coherent light fields with singularities characterized by phase uncertainty. Singular light …

Single photons with helical phase structures may carry a quantized amount of orbital
angular momentum (OAM), and their entanglement is important for quantum information …

The energy costs associated with separating tightly bound excitons (photoinduced electron-
hole pairs) and extracting free charges from highly disordered low-mobility networks …

We report on the high-quality holographic generation of higher-order Laguerre-Gaussian
(LG) beams using a liquid-crystal-on-silicon spatial light modulator. The effects of the input …

Propulsive effects of light, which often remain unnoticed in our daily-life experience, manifest
themselves on spatial scales ranging from subatomic to astronomical. Light-mediated forces …

We show that a freestyle laser trap, including high-intensity and phase gradient forces along
arbitrary curves, is able to confine multiple particles and drive their motion with the ability to …

We present a method for efficient and versatile generation of beams whose intensity and
phase are prescribed along arbitrary 3D curves. It comprises a non-iterative beam sha** …