Light scattering has proved to be one of the most powerful techniques for probing the
properties of particulate systems. The purpose of this paper is to review the status of elastic …

The description of electromagnetic arbitrary shaped beams (eg laser beams) under
expanded forms requires the evaluation of expansion coefficients known as beam shape …

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 …

Optical resonators with whispering gallery modes I: Basics Page 1 IEEE JSTQE VOL. 12, NO.
1, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006, PP.3-14 1 Optical resonators with whispering gallery modes I …

The lateral position of an optically trapped object in a microscope can be monitored with a
quadrant photodiode to within nanometers or better by measurement of intensity shifts in the …

A technique for detecting the displacement of micron-sized optically trapped probes using
far-field interference is introduced, theoretically explained, and used to study the motility of …

We use optical tweezers to move single silver nanoparticles into near-field contact with
immobilized particles, forming isolated surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) …

Advances in optical tweezers, coupled with the proliferation of two-photon polymerization
systems, mean that it is now becoming routine to fabricate and trap non-spherical particles …

Whispering gallery mode (WGM) microcavities have a small mode volume, a high quality (Q)
factor and great application potential in the field of integrated optics. The coupling of light …