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Optical Trap

Known as: Tweezer, Optical, Laser Tweezers, Trapping, Optical 
A method utilized for the non-mechanical manipulation of nanoparticles. Small transparent objects can be isolated or fixed using focused laser light… 
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Review
2013
Review
2013
Optical trapping and binding
The phenomenon of light's momentum was first observed in the laboratory at the beginning of the twentieth century, and its… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
2D Magneto-optical trapping of diatomic molecules.
We demonstrate one- and two-dimensional transverse laser cooling and magneto-optical trapping of the polar molecule yttrium (II… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Nano-optical trapping of Rayleigh particles and Escherichia coli bacteria with resonant optical antennas.
Immobilizing individual living microorganisms at designated positions in space is important to study their metabolism and to… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Direct measurement of force generation by actin filament polymerization using an optical trap
Actin filament polymerization generates force for protrusion of the leading edge in motile cells. In protrusive structures… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Tailoring of arbitrary optical vector beams
We present a robust interferometric method to generate arbitrary vector beam modes by diffracting a Gaussian laser beam from a… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Optical trapping and integration of semiconductor nanowire assemblies in water
Semiconductor nanowires have received much attention owing to their potential use as building blocks of miniaturized electrical1… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Differential detection of dual traps improves the spatial resolution of optical tweezers.
The drive toward more sensitive single-molecule manipulation techniques has led to the recent development of optical tweezers… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Laser-induced heating in optical traps.
Review
2000
Review
2000
History of optical trapping and manipulation of small-neutral particle, atoms, and molecules
Reviews the history of optical trapping and manipulation of small-neutral particles, from the time of its origin in 1970 up to… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Characterization of photodamage to Escherichia coli in optical traps.
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