Optical trapping and manipulation of micrometre-sized particles was first reported in 1970.
Since then, it has been successfully implemented in two size ranges: the subnanometre …

The quest for nanoscaling has extended beyond traditional metal oxides (1-4) and metal
(0),(5) as exemplified by the huge development of “quantum dots” chalcogenide …

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 …

Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) could simultaneously provide gain medium and optical
cavity for performing nanoscale lasers with easy integration, ultracompact footprint, and low …

Self‐assembled organic and polymer optical whispering‐gallery‐mode resonators
(WGMRs) are emerging as a potential alternative to traditional inorganic resonators. In the …

In the last decades, optical tweezers have progressively emerged as a unique tool to
investigate the biophysical world, allowing to manipulate and control forces and movements …

An ultrathin nonlinear optical (NLO) organic surface composed of numerous self-assembled
frustum-shaped whispering-gallery-mode resonators displays both two-photon …

We report the first experimental realization of all-optical trapping and manipulation of
plasmonic nanowires in three dimensions. The optical beam used for trapping is the Fourier …

Semiconductor nanowires exhibit numerous capabilities to advance the development of
future optoelectronic devices. Among the III–V material family, gallium phosphide (GaP) is …

Resonant dielectric metasurfaces were extensively studied in the linear and static regime of
operation, targeting mainly wavefront shaping, polarization control and spectral filtering …