We review the combinations of optical micro‐manipulation with other techniques and their
classical and emerging applications to non‐contact optical separation and sorting of micro …

Optical trap** and manipulation of objects down to the Ångstrom level has revolutionized
research at the smallest scales in all natural sciences. The flexibility of optical trap** …

Light-powered molecular machines are conjectured to be essential constituents of future
nanoscale devices. As a model for such systems, we have synthesized a polymer of bistable …

An interferometric pattern between two annular laser beams is used to construct three-
dimensional (3D) trapped structures within an optical tweezers setup. In addition to being …

Programmable spatial light modulators have significantly advanced the configurable optical
trap** of particles. Typically, these devices are utilized in the Fourier plane of an optical …

A one-dimensional optically coupled array of colloidal particles is created in a potential well
formed by two counterpropagating Gaussian light beams. This array has analogies to linear …

We combine real-time feature recognition with holographic optical tweezers to automatically
trap, assemble, and sort micron-sized colloidal particles. Closed loop control will enable …

We demonstrate a technique for obtaining fully dynamic multiple-beam optical tweezers
using the generalized phase contrast (GPC) method and a phase-only spatial light …

We propose a design for producing a conveyable quasi-periodic optical chain that can
stably trap and deliver multiple individual particles in three dimensions at different planes …

Optics is usually integrated into robotics as part of intelligent vision systems. At the
microscale, however, optical forces can cause significant acceleration and so optical …