For several decades optical tweezers have proven to be an invaluable tool in the study and
analysis of myriad biological responses and applications. However, as with every tool, they …

Optical trapping has become a powerful tool in numerous fields such as biology, physics,
chemistry, etc. In conventional optical trapping systems, trapping and imaging share the …

Since the cell was discovered by humans, it has been an important research subject for
researchers. The mechanical response of cells to external stimuli and the biomechanical …

Optical tweezers (OTs), which generate a variety of fascinating beam patterns, allow
biologists to uncover the natural secrets of human life at single-cell level. Due to its gentle …

We present a novel platform of optical tweezers which combines rapid prototyping of user-
definable microlens arrays with spatial light modulation (SLM) for dynamical control of each …

In the last year the COVID19 pandemic clearly illustrated the potential threat that viruses
pose to our society. The characterization of viral structures and the identification of key …

Light can be employed as a tool to alter and manipulate matter in many ways. An example
has been the implementation of optical trapping, the so called optical tweezers, in which …

In this study, single-fiber optical tweezers are used to capture polystyrene magnetic particles
with non-uniform surfaces. By preparing the tip of the optical fiber probe in the shape of a …

We derive a closed-form expression for the mutual coherence function (MCF) of a twisted
spatiotemporal optical vortex (STOV) beam after propagating a distance z in a linear …

In this work, we demonstrate how to generate dark and antidark beams—diffraction-free
partially coherent sources—using the genuine cross-spectral density function criterion …