Optical forces: from fundamental to biological applications
Optical forces, generally arising from changes of field gradients or linear momentum carried
by photons, form the basis for optical trapping and manipulation. Advances in optical forces …
by photons, form the basis for optical trapping and manipulation. Advances in optical forces …
Partially coherent vortex beams: Fundamentals and applications
It has been over 30 years since the concept of optical vortices was first proposed by Coullet
et al. in 1989, and the field of structured beams has grown extremely. In the last two …
et al. in 1989, and the field of structured beams has grown extremely. In the last two …
Multidimensional optical tweezers synthetized by rigid-body emulated structured light
Structured light with more extended degrees of freedom (DoFs) and in higher dimensions is
increasingly gaining traction and leading to breakthroughs such as super-resolution …
increasingly gaining traction and leading to breakthroughs such as super-resolution …
Physicochemical characterization and quantification of nanoplastics: applicability, limitations and complementarity of batch and fractionation methods
A comprehensive physicochemical characterization of heterogeneous nanoplastic (NPL)
samples remains an analytical challenge requiring a combination of orthogonal …
samples remains an analytical challenge requiring a combination of orthogonal …
Nanovortex‐Driven all‐dielectric optical diffusion boosting and sorting concept for lab‐on‐a‐chip platforms
A Canós Valero, D Kislov, EA Gurvitz… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The ever‐growing field of microfluidics requires precise and flexible control over fluid flows
at reduced scales. Current constraints demand a variety of controllable components to carry …
at reduced scales. Current constraints demand a variety of controllable components to carry …
Epicycle-model-guided arbitrary shaped customization of structured light
HH Fan, YP Tai, HH Li, XZ Li, QW Zhan - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Structured light has been exploited as an important tool for particle manipulation along a
desired complex path. However, generating the required structured light illumination for the …
desired complex path. However, generating the required structured light illumination for the …
Numerical modeling for the characteristics study of a focusing ultrashort spatiotemporal optical vortex
Spatiotemporal (ST) wave packet carrying pure transverse orbital angular moment (OAM)
with subwavelength spatial size has attracted increasing attentions in recent years, which …
with subwavelength spatial size has attracted increasing attentions in recent years, which …
Narrowband mid-infrared thermal emitters based on the Fabry-Perot type of bound states in the continuum
X Li, E Maqbool, Z Han - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The development of narrow-band thermal emitters operating at mid-infrared (MIR)
wavelengths is vital in numerous research fields. However, the previously reported results …
wavelengths is vital in numerous research fields. However, the previously reported results …
The evolutions of spin density and energy flux of strongly focused standard full Poincaré beams
Z Man, X Dou, HP Urbach - Optics Communications, 2020 - Elsevier
Nonzero transverse spin density, which describes phenomenon in which the
electromagnetic fields of localized light spin in a plane containing its wavenumber vector …
electromagnetic fields of localized light spin in a plane containing its wavenumber vector …
Enantioselective optical trapping of chiral nanoparticles using a transverse optical needle field with a transverse spin
Since the fundamental building blocks of life are built of chiral amino acids and chiral sugar,
enantiomer separation is of great interest in plenty of chemical syntheses. Light-chiral …
enantiomer separation is of great interest in plenty of chemical syntheses. Light-chiral …