Optical Trapping and Manipulation of Neutral Particles Using Lasers A Reprint Volume With Commentaries

This important volume contains selected papers and commentaries on laser trapping and manipulation of neutral particles using radiation pressure forces. These revolutionary optical techniques apply to atoms, molecules, dielectric particles, living cells and organelles within cells. They have made possible the cooling of atoms to the lowest temperature in the universe, the first demonstration of Bose-Einstein condensation of atomic vapors, the measurement of the driving forces of individual molecular motors, and the observation of their stepping motion. Only simple geometrical optics and semiclassical physics are used to explain the light forces and traps.Ashkin, Arthur is the author of 'Optical Trapping and Manipulation of Neutral Particles Using Lasers A Reprint Volume With Commentaries' with ISBN 9789810240585 and ISBN 9810240589.