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2024

Journal Article

Shining Light in Mechanobiology: Optical Tweezers, Scissors, and Beyond

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Favre-Bulle, Itia A., Watson, Mark L., Gomez-Godinez, Veronica, Berns, Michael W., Preece, Daryl and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2024). Shining Light in Mechanobiology: Optical Tweezers, Scissors, and Beyond. ACS Photonics, 11 (3), 917-940. doi: 10.1021/acsphotonics.4c00064

Shining Light in Mechanobiology: Optical Tweezers, Scissors, and Beyond

2024

Journal Article

Tired and stressed: direct holographicquasi-static stretching of aging echinocytes and discocytes in plasma using optical tweezers

Stilgoe, Alexander, Kashchuk, Anatolii, Balanant, Marie Anne, Santangelo, Deborah, Nieminen, Timo, Sauret, Emilie, flower, robert and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2024). Tired and stressed: direct holographicquasi-static stretching of aging echinocytes and discocytes in plasma using optical tweezers. Biomedical Optics Express, 15 (2), 656-671. doi: 10.1364/boe.504779

Tired and stressed: direct holographicquasi-static stretching of aging echinocytes and discocytes in plasma using optical tweezers

2023

Journal Article

Roadmap for Optical Tweezers 2023

Volpe, Giovanni, Marago, Onofrio M, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Pesce, Giuseppe, Stilgoe, Alexander, Volpe, Giorgio, Tkachenko, Georgiy, Truong, Viet Giang, Nic Chormaic, Sile, Kalantarifard, Fatemeh, Elahi, Parviz, Kall, Mikael, Callegari, Agnese, Marqués, Manuel, Neves, Antonio, Saija, Rosalba, Beck, Paul, Eismann, Jörg, Banzer, Peter, Fernandes, Thales, Pedaci, Francesco, Bowen, Warwick, Roy, Basudev, Thalhammer, Gregor, Ritsch-Marte, Monika, Perez Garcia, Laura, Arzola, Alejandro, Perez Castillo, Isaac, Argun, Aykut ... Swartzlander, Grover A (2023). Roadmap for Optical Tweezers 2023. Journal of Physics: Photonics, 5 (2) 022501, 1-135. doi: 10.1088/2515-7647/acb57b

Roadmap for Optical Tweezers 2023

2022

Journal Article

Spin–orbit interaction in non-paraxial Gaussian beams and the spin-only measurement of optical torque

Nieminen, Timo A., Watson, Mark Liam, Loke, Vincent L. Y., Stilgoe, Alexander and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2022). Spin–orbit interaction in non-paraxial Gaussian beams and the spin-only measurement of optical torque. Journal of Optics, 24 (12) 124001, 1-10. doi: 10.1088/2040-8986/ac9c6e

Spin–orbit interaction in non-paraxial Gaussian beams and the spin-only measurement of optical torque

2022

Journal Article

Improved two-photon photopolymerisation and optical trapping with aberration-corrected structured light

Armstrong, D. J., Stilgoe, A. B., Nieminen, T. A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. (2022). Improved two-photon photopolymerisation and optical trapping with aberration-corrected structured light. Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 4 998656, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fnano.2022.998656

Improved two-photon photopolymerisation and optical trapping with aberration-corrected structured light

2022

Journal Article

Rotational optical tweezers for active microrheometry within living cells

Watson, Mark L., Brown, Darren L., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Stow, Jennifer L. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2022). Rotational optical tweezers for active microrheometry within living cells. Optica, 9 (9), 1066-1072. doi: 10.1364/optica.468713

Rotational optical tweezers for active microrheometry within living cells

2022

Journal Article

Deep learning in light-matter interactions

Midtvedt, Daniel, Mylnikov, Vasilii, Stilgoe, Alexander, Käll, Mikael, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Volpe, Giovanni (2022). Deep learning in light-matter interactions. Nanophotonics, 11 (14), 3189-3214. doi: 10.1515/nanoph-2022-0197

Deep learning in light-matter interactions

2022

Journal Article

Controlled transfer of transverse orbital angular momentum to optically trapped birefringent microparticles

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2022). Controlled transfer of transverse orbital angular momentum to optically trapped birefringent microparticles. Nature Photonics, 16 (5), 346-351. doi: 10.1038/s41566-022-00983-3

Controlled transfer of transverse orbital angular momentum to optically trapped birefringent microparticles

2021

Journal Article

Wave characterisation and aberration correction using hybrid direct search

Stilgoe, Alexander and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2021). Wave characterisation and aberration correction using hybrid direct search. Journal of Optics, 23 (8) 085602, 1-12. doi: 10.1088/2040-8986/ac094d

Wave characterisation and aberration correction using hybrid direct search

2021

Journal Article

Enhanced signal-to-noise and fast calibration of optical tweezers using single trapping events

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Armstrong, Declan J. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2021). Enhanced signal-to-noise and fast calibration of optical tweezers using single trapping events. Micromachines, 12 (5) 570, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/mi12050570

Enhanced signal-to-noise and fast calibration of optical tweezers using single trapping events

2021

Journal Article

Ultrafast viscosity measurement with ballistic optical tweezers

Madsen, Lars S., Waleed, Muhammad, Casacio, Catxere A., Terrasson, Alex, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Taylor, Michael A. and Bowen, Warwick P. (2021). Ultrafast viscosity measurement with ballistic optical tweezers. Nature Photonics, 15 (5), 386-392. doi: 10.1038/s41566-021-00798-8

Ultrafast viscosity measurement with ballistic optical tweezers

2021

Journal Article

Dynamic high-resolution optical trapping of ultracold atoms

Gauthier, Guillaume, Bell, Thomas A., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Baker, Mark, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Neely, Tyler W. (2021). Dynamic high-resolution optical trapping of ultracold atoms. Advances in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 70, 1-101. doi: 10.1016/bs.aamop.2021.04.001

Dynamic high-resolution optical trapping of ultracold atoms

2020

Journal Article

Strong transient flows generated by thermoplasmonic bubble nucleation

Jones, Steven, Andrén, Daniel, Antosiewicz, Tomasz J., Stilgoe, Alexander, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Käll, Mikael (2020). Strong transient flows generated by thermoplasmonic bubble nucleation. ACS Nano, 14 (12), 17468-17475. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07763

Strong transient flows generated by thermoplasmonic bubble nucleation

2020

Journal Article

Optical force measurements illuminate dynamics of Escherichia coli in viscous media

Armstrong, Declan J., Nieminen, Timo A., Favre-Bulle, Itia, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Lenton, Isaac C. D., Schembri, Mark A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2020). Optical force measurements illuminate dynamics of Escherichia coli in viscous media. Frontiers in Physics, 8 575732. doi: 10.3389/fphy.2020.575732

Optical force measurements illuminate dynamics of Escherichia coli in viscous media

2020

Journal Article

Machine learning reveals complex behaviours in optically trapped particles

Lenton, Isaac Christopher David, Volpe, Giovanni, Stilgoe, Alexander, Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2020). Machine learning reveals complex behaviours in optically trapped particles. Machine Learning: Science and Technology, 1 (4) abae76, 045009. doi: 10.1088/2632-2153/abae76

Machine learning reveals complex behaviours in optically trapped particles

2020

Journal Article

Swimming force and behavior of optically trapped micro-organisms

Armstrong, Declan J., Nieminen, Timo A., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Kashchuk, Anatolii V., Lenton, Isaac C. D. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2020). Swimming force and behavior of optically trapped micro-organisms. Optica, 7 (8), 989-994. doi: 10.1364/optica.394232

Swimming force and behavior of optically trapped micro-organisms

2020

Journal Article

OTSLM toolbox for structured light methods

Lenton, Isaac C.D., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2020). OTSLM toolbox for structured light methods. Computer Physics Communications, 253 107199. doi: 10.1016/j.cpc.2020.107199

OTSLM toolbox for structured light methods

2019

Journal Article

Orientation of swimming cells with annular beam optical tweezers

Lenton, Isaac C. D., Armstrong, Declan J., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2019). Orientation of swimming cells with annular beam optical tweezers. Optics Communications, 459 124864, 124864. doi: 10.1016/j.optcom.2019.124864

Orientation of swimming cells with annular beam optical tweezers

2019

Journal Article

Optical-trapping of particles in air using parabolic reflectors and a hollow laser beam

Pan, Yong-Le, Kalume, Aimable, Lenton, Isaac C. D., Nieminen, Timo A., Stilgoe, Alex B., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Beresnev, Leonid A., Wang, Chuji and Santarpia, Joshua L. (2019). Optical-trapping of particles in air using parabolic reflectors and a hollow laser beam. Optics Express, 27 (23), 33061-33069. doi: 10.1364/oe.27.033061

Optical-trapping of particles in air using parabolic reflectors and a hollow laser beam

2019

Journal Article

Optical trapping in vivo: theory, practice, and applications

Favre-Bulle, Itia A., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Scott, Ethan K. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2019). Optical trapping in vivo: theory, practice, and applications. Nanophotonics, 8 (6), 1023-1040. doi: 10.1515/nanoph-2019-0055

Optical trapping in vivo: theory, practice, and applications