The field of optical tweezers and manipulation techniques has witnessed remarkable advancements, transcending its early applications in trapping micrometre‐sized objects to now encompass precise ...

Near-field optical trapping has transformed particle manipulation in biology, chemistry, and nanotechnology, enabling contact-free control of objects ranging from nanoparticles to living cells.

Advancements in photonic integration demand high-speed, precise dynamic light field control and large-capacity information processing capability. As subwavelength artificial structures, metasurfaces ...

Recent advances in optical imaging and sensing have significantly improved our ability to investigate biological and material systems. However, many ...

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have made a discovery that could pave the way for a transformative era in photonic technology. For decades, scientists have theorized the possibility of ...

Figure 1. Schematic diagram of the racemic metasurface. (a) Arbitrary polarization-wavefront conversion. (b) Racemic "super-units". Chirality is one of the fundamental phenomena widely present in ...

Researchers at Politecnico di Milano and CNR-IFN have demonstrated all-optical logic operations in a tungsten disulfide (WS₂) monolayer at rates as high as 10 terahertz, according to a study published ...

MIT researchers have harnessed integrated optical phased array (OPA) technology to develop a type of integrated optical tweezers, akin to a miniature, chip-based “tractor beam”—like the one that ...

Optical trapping is a powerful tool for manipulating microscopic particles, but conventional approaches often suffer from limited trapping range and ...

Our research is focused on advancing the limits of light manipulation and application, driving innovation across optics, microscopy, and photonics. Dr. Mbaye Diouf is a tenure-track Assistant ...

A recent study published in Advanced Optical Materials presents a novel method for depositing and patterning plasmonic gold nanorods (AuNRs) onto solid surfaces, specifically glass, using a ...