Optomechanics, the study of the mechanical interaction of light with matter, has proven to be
a fruitful area of research that has yielded many notable achievements, including the direct …

We present experimental results on optical trapping of Yb-doped β-NaYF subwavelength-
thickness high-aspect-ratio hexagonal prisms with a micron-scale radius. The prisms are …

Lanthanide-doped LiYF4 (Ln: YLF) is commonly used for a broad variety of optical
applications, such as lasing, photon upconversion and optical refrigeration. When …

Levitated nanoparticles in vacuum, with their intrinsically low coupling to the environment,
hold the promise of precision force sensing and open new avenues for exploring …

Ytterbium-doped LiYF4 (Yb: YLF) is a commonly used material for laser applications, as a
photon upconversion medium, and for optical refrigeration. As nanocrystals (NCs), the …

This review focuses on optical refrigeration with the anti-Stokes fluorescence of rare-earth
(RE)-doped low-phonon micro-and nanocrystals. Contrary to bulk samples, where the …

Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging using exogenous fluorescent agents provides
whole-field images in real-time to assist the surgeon in the excision of a tumor. Although the …

In recent years, optically levitated systems have emerged as an important platform for
conducting fundamental physics studies and precision measurements. The internal …

Levitated optomechanics, a rapidly expanding field that employs light to monitor and
manipulate the mechanical motion of levitated objects, is increasingly relevant across …

Heat generation by means of plasmonic structures, which is at the heart of
thermoplasmonics, has stimulated intense research on the manipulation of matter in liquid …