Trap** a single aerosol particle allows detailed investigation of its fundamental properties
over extended time periods without external interferences. Optical trap** has developed …

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 report on rotating an optically trapped silica nanoparticle in vacuum by transferring spin
angular momentum of light to the particle's mechanical angular momentum. At sufficiently …

Quantum state preparation of mesoscopic objects is a powerful playground for the
elucidation of many physical principles. The field of cavity optomechanics aims to create …

The ability to manipulate small particles of matter using the forces of light, optical trap**,
forms the basis of a number of exciting research areas, spanning fundamental physics …

We review recent works on optomechanics of optically trapped microspheres and
nanoparticles in vacuum, which provide an ideal system for studying macroscopic quantum …

A circularly polarized laser beam is used to levitate and control the rotation of microspheres
in high vacuum. At low pressure, rotation frequencies as high as 6 MHz are observed for …

Coupling between mesoscopic particles levitated in vacuum is a prerequisite for the
realization of a large-scale array of particles in an underdamped environment as well as …

Nanostructured dielectric metasurfaces offer unprecedented opportunities to control light-
matter momentum exchange, and thereby the forces and torques that light can exert on …

The use of optical trap** techniques to manipulate probe particles for performing micro-
rheological measurements on a surrounding fluid is well-established. Here, we review …