Advanced optical trapping by complex beam shaping

Optical-Tweezers Assembly-Line for the Construction of Complex Functional Zeolite L Structures

(2012) M. Veiga-Gutiérrez et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Diffractive optical elements for the formation of “light bottle” intensity distributions

(2012) Vladimir Pavelyev et al.   APPLIED OPTICS

Holographic optical bottle beams

(2012) Christina Alpmann et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Three dimensional optical twisters-driven helically stacked multi-layered microrotors

(2012) Jolly Xavier et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Directed assembly of optically bound matter

(2012) Michael D. Summers et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Generation of high-order Hermite-Gaussian modes in end-pumped solid-state lasers for square vortex array laser beam generation

(2012) Shu-Chun Chu et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Wave-guided optical waveguides

(2012) D. Palima et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Optical manipulation of particle ensembles in air

(2012) Vladlen G. Shvedov et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Optimized free-form optical trapping systems

(2012) Andreas Oeder et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Optical assembly of microparticles into highly ordered structures using Ince–Gaussian beams

(2011) Mike Woerdemann et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

A unified platform for optoelectrowetting and optoelectronic tweezers

(2011) Justin K. Valley et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Holographic optical tweezers and their relevance to lab on chip devices

(2011) Miles Padgett et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Optical tweezers study life under tension

(2011) Furqan M Fazal et al.   Nature Photonics

Plasmon nano-optical tweezers

(2011) Mathieu L Juan et al.   Nature Photonics

Tweezers with a twist

(2011) Miles Padgett et al.   Nature Photonics

Direct observation of the full transition from ballistic to diffusive Brownian motion in a liquid

(2011) Rongxin Huang et al.   Nature Physics

Optical twists in phase and amplitude

(2011) Vincent R. Daria et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Position clamping in a holographic counterpropagating optical trap

(2011) Richard Bowman et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Miniaturized optoelectronic tweezers controlled by GaN micro-pixel light emitting diode arrays

(2011) Alicja Zarowna-Dabrowska et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Robust trapping and manipulation of airborne particles with a bottle beam

(2011) Vladlen G. Shvedov et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Microparticle movements in optical funnels and pods

(2011) José A. Rodrigo et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Extended and knotted optical traps in three dimensions

(2011) Elisabeth R. Shanblatt et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Controlling ghost traps in holographic optical tweezers

(2011) Christina Hesseling et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Trapping and guiding microparticles with morphing autofocusing Airy beams

(2011) Peng Zhang et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Trapping and transporting aerosols with a single optical bottle beam generated by moiré techniques

(2011) Peng Zhang et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Increasing the structural variety of discrete nondiffracting wave fields

(2011) Martin Boguslawski et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW A

Phase-Transition-like Properties of Double-Beam Optical Tweezers

(2011) A. B. Stilgoe et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Stereoscopic particle tracking for 3D touch, vision and closed-loop control in optical tweezers

(2011) Richard Bowman et al.   Journal of Optics

Optical macro-tweezers: trapping of highly motile micro-organisms

(2011) G Thalhammer et al.   Journal of Optics

Orbital angular momentum: origins, behavior and applications

(2011) Alison M. Yao et al.   Advances in Optics and Photonics

Dynamic and Reversible Organization of Zeolite L Crystals Induced by Holographic Optical Tweezers

(2010) Mike Woerdemann et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Optical vortex beams for trapping and transport of particles in air

(2010) V. G. Shvedov et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Review Article—Dielectrophoresis: Status of the theory, technology, and applications

(2010) Ronald Pethig   Biomicrofluidics

Light forces the pace: optical manipulation for biophotonics

(2010) David James Stevenson et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS

Full 3D translational and rotational optical control of multiple rod-shaped bacteria

(2010) Florian Hörner et al.   Journal of Biophotonics

Motile and non-motile sperm diagnostic manipulation using optoelectronic tweezers

(2010) Aaron T. Ohta et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Counterpropagating optical beams and solitons

(2010) M. Petrović et al.   Laser & Photonics Reviews

The holographic optical micro-manipulation system based on counter-propagating beams

(2010) T. Čižmár et al.   LASER PHYSICS LETTERS

Airy–Bessel wave packets as versatile linear light bullets

(2010) Andy Chong et al.   Nature Photonics

In situ wavefront correction and its application to micromanipulation

(2010) Tomáš Čižmár et al.   Nature Photonics

Light induced patterning of poly(dimethylsiloxane) microstructures

(2010) Lisa Miccio et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Dynamic multiple-beam counter-propagating optical traps using optical phase-conjugation

(2010) Mike Woerdemann et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Two-dimensional dielectrophoretic particle trapping in a hybrid crystal/PDMS-system

(2010) Michael Esseling et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Optical solenoid beams

(2010) Sang-Hyuk Lee et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Mathieu beams as versatile light moulds for 3D micro particle assemblies

(2010) C. Alpmann et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Selective trapping of multiple particles by volume speckle field

(2010) Vladlen G. Shvedov et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Trapping a single atom in a blue detuned optical bottle beam trap

(2010) Peng Xu et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Dynamic manipulation and patterning of microparticles and cells by using TiOPc-based optoelectronic dielectrophoresis

(2010) Shih-Mo Yang et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Giant Optical Manipulation

(2010) Vladlen G. Shvedov et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Colloquium: Gripped by light: Optical binding

(2010) Kishan Dholakia et al.   REVIEWS OF MODERN PHYSICS

Laser speckle field as a multiple particle trap

(2010) V G Shvedov et al.   Journal of Optics

Realization of curved Bessel beams: propagation around obstructions

(2010) J E Morris et al.   Journal of Optics

Light at work: The use of optical forces for particle manipulation, sorting, and analysis

(2009) Alexandr Jonáš et al.   ELECTROPHORESIS

Optical alignment of a cylindrical object

(2009) Chaolong Song et al.  

Holographic twin traps

(2009) S Zwick et al.  

Fabrication of microstructures for optically driven micromachines using two-photon photopolymerization of UV curing resins

(2009) Theodor Asavei et al.  

Holographic phase contrast for dynamic multiple-beam optical tweezers

(2009) Mike Woerdemann et al.  

Phototransistor-based optoelectronic tweezers for dynamic cell manipulation in cell culture media

(2009) Hsan-yin Hsu et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Light beats the spread: “non-diffracting” beams

(2009) M. Mazilu et al.   Laser & Photonics Reviews

NanoPen: Dynamic, Low-Power, and Light-Actuated Patterning of Nanoparticles

(2009) Arash Jamshidi et al.   NANO LETTERS

Nonlinear generation and manipulation of Airy beams

(2009) Tal Ellenbogen et al.   Nature Photonics

Bulk-heterojunction polymers in optically-induced dielectrophoretic devices for the manipulation of microparticles

(2009) Wei Wang et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Photophoretic manipulation of absorbing aerosol particles with vortex beams: theory versus experiment

(2009) Anton S. Desyatnikov et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Optical guiding of absorbing nanoclusters in air

(2009) Vladlen G. Shvedov et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Self-pumped phase conjugation of light beams carrying orbital angular momentum

(2009) Mike Woerdemann et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Atom trapping in an interferometrically generated bottle beam trap

(2009) L. Isenhower et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Programmable manipulation of motile cells in optoelectronic tweezers using a grayscale image

(2008) Wonjae Choi et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Light-Actuated AC Electroosmosis for Nanoparticle Manipulation

(2008) Pei-Yu Chiou et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS

Dynamic manipulation and separation of individual semiconducting and metallic nanowires

(2008) Arash Jamshidi et al.   Nature Photonics

Optically mediated particle clearing using Airy wavepackets

(2008) Jörg Baumgartl et al.   Nature Photonics

An efficient method for the creation of tunable optical line traps via control of gradient and scattering forces

(2008) Gregory T. Tietjen et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Constructing 3D crystal templates for photonic band gap materials using holographic optical tweezers

(2008) D.C. Benito et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Full phase and amplitude control of holographic optical tweezers with high efficiency

(2008) Alexander Jesacher et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Self-healing properties of optical Airy beams

(2008) John Broky et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Experiments on negative photophoresis and application to the atmosphere

(2007) G WURM et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Optical micromanipulation

(2007) Kishan Dholakia et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Holographic shaping of generalized self-reconstructing light beams

(2007) Laura C. Thomson et al.   OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS