Optical Trapping and Manipulation of New Materials

This book intends to describe and review the extension of optical trapping and manipulation approaches to new materials beyond the classical dielectric beads usually employed in the field. Exploring the different optical properties of materials such as metals, semiconductors, topological insulators, quantum dots and others can lead to new applications of optical tweezers using these materials as handles to manipulate the systems of interest, allowing the investigation of physical / chemical and biological phenomena that cannot be accessed by other ways.

Key Features:

• The first book that focuses on the optical trapping and manipulation of various types of different materials.

• Integrated presentation of two specific topics: the optical properties of the different materials and the consequences of such properties on the optical manipulation of such materials.

• Includes cutting edge topics.

• Presents applications and perspectives for the future.