Progress in optical manipulation has stimulated remarkable advances in a wide range of
fields, including materials science, robotics, medical engineering, and nanotechnology. This …

Optical trapping is the craft of manipulating objects with light. Decades after its first inception
in 1970, the technique has become a powerful tool for ultracold‐atom physics and …

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of plasmonic nanoparticles and
nanostructures has attracted wide attention because the nanoparticles exhibit a strong near …

Plasmon-enhanced optical trapping is being actively studied to provide efficient
manipulation of nanometre-sized objects. However, a long-standing issue with previously …

This Perspective describes recent progress in optical trappings of nanoparticles based on
localized surface plasmon. This plasmonic optical trapping has great advantages over the …

Localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) associated with metallic nanostructures
offer unique possibilities for light concentration beyond the diffraction limit, which can lead to …

Plasmonic tweezers are an emerging research topic because of their breakthrough in the
conventional diffraction limit and precise manipulation at the nanoscale. Notably, their …

An important goal in nanotechnology is to control and manipulate submicrometer objects in
fluidic environments, for which optical traps based on strongly localized electromagnetic …

Low-power trapping of nanoscale objects can be achieved by using the enhanced fields
near plasmonic nanoantennas. Unfortunately, in this approach the trap site is limited to the …

Plasmonic optical tweezers that stem from the need to trap and manipulate ever smaller
particles using non-invasive optical forces, have made significant contributions to precise …