Shaping the future of manipulation

Kishan Dholakia; Tomas Cizmar

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2011.80

Shaping the future of manipulation

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Optical forces can be used to manipulate biological and colloidal material in a non-contact manner. This forms the foundation of a wealth of exciting science, particularly in the fields of physics, biology and soft condensed matter. Although the standard Gaussian single-beam trap remains a very powerful tool, shaping the phase and amplitude of a light field provides unusual light patterns that add a major new dimension to research into particle manipulation. This Review summarizes the impact and emerging applications of shaped light in the field of optical manipulation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	335-342
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nature Photonics
Volume	5
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.80
Publication status	Published - 31 May 2011

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