Optical tweezers—from calibration to applications: a tutorial
Since their invention in 1986 by Arthur Ashkin and colleagues, optical tweezers have
become an essential tool in several fields of physics, spectroscopy, biology …
become an essential tool in several fields of physics, spectroscopy, biology …
Colloquium: Gripped by light: Optical binding
The light-matter interaction has been at the heart of major advances from the atomic scale
right to the microscopic scale over the past four decades. Confinement by light, embodied by …
right to the microscopic scale over the past four decades. Confinement by light, embodied by …
Light at work: The use of optical forces for particle manipulation, sorting, and analysis
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 …
classical and emerging applications to non‐contact optical separation and sorting of micro …
Optical manipulation of microspheres along a subwavelength optical wire
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The holographic optical micro-manipulation system based on counter-propagating beams
We present a system employing a dynamic diffractive optical element to control properties of
two counter-propagating beams overlap** within a sample chamber. This system allows …
two counter-propagating beams overlap** within a sample chamber. This system allows …
Optical deflection and sorting of microparticles in a near-field optical geometry
Near-field optical micromanipulation permits new possibilities for controlled motion of
trapped objects. In this work, we report an original geometry for optically deflecting and …
trapped objects. In this work, we report an original geometry for optically deflecting and …
Mie scattering and optical forces from evanescent fields: A complex-angle approach
Mie theory is one of the main tools describing scattering of propagating electromagnetic
waves by spherical particles. Evanescent optical fields are also scattered by particles and …
waves by spherical particles. Evanescent optical fields are also scattered by particles and …
Gradient, scattering and other kinds of longitudinal optical forces exerted by off-axis Bessel beams in the Rayleigh regime in the framework of generalized Lorenz-Mie …
Abstract After Arthur Ashkin's pioneering work in optical levitation and manipulation, the
study of optical forces exerted by laser beams on particles has become an active field of …
study of optical forces exerted by laser beams on particles has become an active field of …
Manipulation of dielectric particles using photonic crystal cavities
The authors present a theoretical study of the optical trap** forces on dielectric particles
occurring in the highly localized evanescent field of planar photonic crystal (PC) cavities …
occurring in the highly localized evanescent field of planar photonic crystal (PC) cavities …
Optical pulling using evanescent mode in sub-wavelength channels
Optical evanescent wave in total internal reflection has been widely used in efficient optical
manipulation, where the object is trapped by the intrinsic intensity gradient of the evanescent …
manipulation, where the object is trapped by the intrinsic intensity gradient of the evanescent …