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REVIEWS OF TOPICAL PROBLEMS

Optical tweezers and manipulators. Modern concepts and future prospects

B. V. Sokolenko, N. V. Shostka, O. S. Karakchieva

Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol

Abstract: The review aims to generalize fundamental concepts that are necessary for understanding the mechanisms and principles of optical trapping in both liquid media and air. One of the objectives of the article is to familiarize a wide audience with the global experience and the prospects for developing the fundamental principles of the functioning of optical tweezers for various purposes. The paper describes in detail the design options of optical manipulators in terms of versatility and energy efficiency of their use in a wide range of modern practical purposes and tasks.

Keywords: optical tweezers, optical manipulators, optical trap, gradient forces, photophoretic force, pulling force, structured optical fields.

PACS: 42.25.-p, 42.40.My, 42.50.Wk, 42.62.-b, 42.62.Be, 42.79.-e

Received: May 21, 2021
Revised: October 19, 2021
Accepted: February 27, 2022

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2022.02.039161

 English version: Physics–Uspekhi, 2022, 65:8, 812–833

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