Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics

Sizing single trapped nanoparticles with interferometric scattering fluctuations

This paper demonstrates a method to size single trapped nanoparticles using interferometric scattering fluctuations in an ISABEL trap, validated with gold and polystyrene beads and applied to carboxysomes.

Tunable Elliptical Cylinders for Rotational Mechanical Studies of Single DNA Molecules

This paper introduces tunable elliptical cylinders for rotational mechanical studies of DNA, achieving higher rotation rates and improved torque measurement resolution compared to quartz cylinders.

Optical Torque Calculations and Measurements for DNA Torsional Studies

This paper develops a numerical platform and experimental method to calculate and measure optical torque on DNA, showing agreement between simulations and measurements.

TRapping and IMaging (TRIMing) of Cells/Multicellular Organisms in Free Living Environment Enabled by Adaptive Lightsheet Optical Tweezer (aLOT)

The paper introduces TRIMing, a system combining optical trapping and high-resolution imaging for live specimens, demonstrating its ability to trap and image cells and organisms in a free-living environment with high resolution and real-time biophysical parameter measurement.

Multiplexed temporally focused light shaping for high-resolutionmulti-cell targeting

The paper introduces a method for high-resolution multi-cell optogenetic targeting using temporally focused light shaping in Drosophila and zebrafish larvae.