Optical tweezers use the forces exerted by a strongly focused beam of light to trap and move
objects ranging in size from tens of nanometres to tens of micrometres. Since their …

Abstract This Resource Letter provides a guide to the literature on optical tweezers, also
known as laser-based, gradient-force optical traps. Journal articles and books are cited for …

Optical tweezers were first realized 15 years ago by Arthur Ashkin and co-workers at the Bell
Telephone Laboratories. Since that time there has been a steady stream of developments …

Optical tweezers have become one of the primary weapons in the arsenal of biophysicists,
and have revolutionized the new field of single-molecule biophysics. Today's techniques …

Optical tweezers are devices that use a single, strongly focused laser beam for the remote,
noncontact trapping and manipulation of microscopic objects. Since the first demonstration …

Optical micromanipulation stands for contact-free handling of microscopic particles by light.
Optical forces can manipulate non-absorbing objects in a large range of sizes, eg, from …

We demonstrate that microscopic objects held in optical tweezers can be set into controlled
rotation about any axis of choice. Our approach relies on the use of a spatial light modulator …

The application of optical traps has come to the fore in the last three decades. They provide
a powerful, sterile and noninvasive tool for the manipulation of cells, single biological …

The phenomenon of light's momentum was first observed in the laboratory at the beginning
of the twentieth century, and its potential for manipulating microscopic particles was …

Bringing together many landmark papers on the field, this compendium covers the
techniques and applications of optical tweezers. It covers Arthur Ashkin's initial work on …