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Optical tweezer arrays have transformed atomic and molecular physics, now forming the backbone for a range of leading experiments in quantum computing, simulation, and metrology. Typical experiments trap tens to hundreds of atomic qubits,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-13 Hannah J. Manetsch , Gyohei Nomura , Elie Bataille , Kon H. Leung , Xudong Lv , Manuel Endres

Optical manipulation has attracted remarkable interest owing to its versatile and non-invasive nature. However, conventional optical trapping remains inefficient for the nanoscopic world. The emergence of plasmonics in recent years has…

Optics · Physics 2021-02-03 Domna G. Kotsifaki , Viet Giang Truong , Sile Nic Chormaic

The Penning-trap electronic-detection technique that offers the precision and sensitivity requested in mass spectrometry for fundamental studies in nuclear and particle physics has not been proven yet to be universal. This has motivated the…

The synchrotron light source, a cutting-edge large-scale user facility, requires autonomous synchrotron beamline operations, a crucial technique that should enable experiments to be conducted automatically, reliably, and safely with minimum…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Baolu Li , Hongkai Yu , Huiming Sun , Jin Ma , Yuewei Lin , Lu Ma , Yonghua Du

Optical clocks based on atoms and ions achieve exceptional precision and accuracy, with applications to relativistic geodesy, tests of relativity, and searches for dark matter. Achieving such performance requires balancing competing…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-09-17 Matthew A. Norcia , Aaron W. Young , William J. Eckner , Eric Oelker , Jun Ye , Adam M. Kaufman

Optical tweezers is a very well-established technique that has developed into a standard tool for trapping and manipulating micron and submicron particles with great success in the last decades. Although the nature of light enforces…

Optics · Physics 2020-01-22 Theodoros D. Bouloumis , Sile Nic Chormaic

Optical tweezers are powerful tools for high resolution study of surface properties. Such experiments are traditionally performed by studying the active or the brownian fluctuation of trapped particles in the X, Y, Z direction. Here we find…

Optics · Physics 2018-11-13 Rahul Vaipully , Dhanush Bhatt , Anand Dev Ranjan , Basudev Roy

The laboratories and research institutes are the major places for cutting-edge scientific exploration. Hundreds of millions of research papers were formed from front-line labs. Behind this glorious achievement were unsustainable facts. More…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-03 Nan Xu , Jingchen Li , Yue Yu , Yang Li , Jinglei Yang

Optical tweezers, with their high precision, dynamic control, and non-invasiveness, are increasingly important in scientific research and applications at the micro and nano scales. However, manipulation by optical tweezers is challenged by…

Manipulating fragile objects in environments such as homes and factories requires stable and gentle grasping along with precise and safe placement. Compared to traditional rigid grippers, the use of soft grippers reduces the control…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-07 Xuyang Zhang , Tianqi Yang , Dandan Zhang , Nathan F. Lepora

Optoelectronic tweezer-driven microrobots (OETdMs) are a versatile micromanipulation technology based on the use of light induced dielectrophoresis to move small dielectric structures (microrobots) across a photoconductive substrate. The…

Optical tweezers find applications in various fields, ranging from biology to physics. One of the fundamental steps necessary to perform quantitative measurements using trapped particles is the calibration of the tweezer's spring constant.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-06-05 Bruno Melo , Felipe Almeida , Guilherme Temporão , Thiago Guerreiro

Current and future astronomical survey facilities provide a remarkably rich opportunity for transient astronomy, combining unprecedented fields of view with high sensitivity and the ability to access previously unexplored wavelength…

Optical tweezers constitute pivotal tools in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical(AMO) physics, facilitating precise trapping and manipulation of individual atoms and molecules. This process affords the capability to generate desired geometries…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2024-01-11 Yongwoong Lee , Eunmi Chae

Plasmonic nano-optical tweezers enable the non-invasive manipulation of nano-objects under low illumination intensities, and have become a powerful tool for nanotechnology and biophysics. However, measuring the trap stiffness of…

Optics · Physics 2021-02-11 Quanbo Jiang , Jean-Benoît Claude , Jérôme Wenger

Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to reshape scientific inquiry and enable breakthrough discoveries in areas such as energy storage, quantum computing, and biomedicine. Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), a cornerstone of…

Fast variability of optical objects is an interesting though poorly explored subject in modern astronomy. Real-time data processing and identification of transient celestial events in the images is very important for such study as it allows…

The ability to create and manipulate the spatio-temporal potentials is essential in the diverse fields of science and technology. Here, we introduce an optical feedback trap system based on a high precision position detection and an…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-11-06 John A. C. Albay , Govind Paneru , Hyuk Kyu Pak , Yonggun Jun

Optical microrobots actuated by optical tweezers (OT) offer great potential for biomedical applications such as cell manipulation and microscale assembly. These tasks demand accurate three-dimensional perception to ensure precise control in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Lan Wei , Lou Genoud , Dandan Zhang

Optical tweezers have been widely used for optical manipulation of various particles. At present, there are different type of optical tweezers. Among them, holographic optical tweezers have attracted growing attention as a powerful tools…

Optics · Physics 2025-02-12 Yida Song , Zhengshu Zhang , Yi Shen , Xionggui Tang