Since their invention just over 20 years ago, optical traps have emerged as a powerful tool
with broad-reaching applications in biology and physics. Capabilities have evolved from …

A review of the theory of the natural waves (eigen-modes) in a dielectric sphere is
presented. A special attention is paid to the eigenmodes with large radial and azimuthal …

Optical tweezers are tools made of light that enable contactless pushing, trapping, and
manipulation of objects, ranging from atoms to space light sails. Since the pioneering work …

The open-source code ADDA is described, which implements the discrete dipole
approximation (DDA), a method to simulate light scattering by finite 3D objects of arbitrary …

For a physicist, and more generally for a scientist, one of the pleasures in everyday life is to
detect exemplifying manifestations and avatars of the topic he is working on. Why do small …

Theoretical expressions of the radiation pressure force for a dielectric sphere in the Rayleigh
regime of light scattering under illumination of a Gaussian laser beam with the fundamental …

This book presents in a concise way the Mie theory and its current applications. It begins
with an overview of current theories, computational methods, experimental techniques, and …

We present a comprehensive solution to the classical problem of electromagnetic scattering
by aggregates of an arbitrary number of arbitrarily configured spheres that are isotropic and …

Series expressions for the net radiation force and torque for a spherical particle illuminated
by an arbitrarily defined monochromatic beam are derived utilizing the spherical …

We describe a simple method for creating multiple optical tweezers from a single laser beam
using diffractive optical elements. As a demonstration of this technique, we have …