Optimized back-focal-plane interferometry directly measures forces of optically trapped particles

Under-filling trapping objectives optimizes the use of the available laser power in optical tweezers

(2011) Mohammed Mahamdeh et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Measuring the complete force field of an optical trap

(2011) Marcus Jahnel et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Potential mapping of optical tweezers

(2011) Tahmineh Godazgar et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

In situ wavefront correction and its application to micromanipulation

(2010) Tomáš Čižmár et al.   Nature Photonics

Optical trapping with high forces reveals unexpected behaviors of prion fibrils

(2010) Jijun Dong et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A force detection technique for single-beam optical traps based on direct measurement of light momentum changes

(2010) Arnau Farré et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Characterization of Photoactivated Singlet Oxygen Damage in Single-Molecule Optical Trap Experiments

(2009) Markita P. Landry et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

10-fold detection range increase in quadrant-photodiode position sensing for photonic force microscope

(2008) Sandro Perrone et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS