Multi-functional optical tweezers using computer-generated holograms

Observation of a single-beam gradient force optical trap for dielectric particles

A. Ashkin, J. M. Dziedzic, J. E. Bjorkholm et al. · Optics Letters · 1986 · 7K citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Nanotechnology +6

Acceleration and Trapping of Particles by Radiation Pressure

A. Ashkin · Physical Review Letters · 1970 · 5K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Physics, Optics +15

Stretching DNA with optical tweezers

Maggie Wang, Hong Yin, Robert Landick et al. · Biophysical Journal · 1997 · 1.5K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Molecular Biology +8

Optical vortex trapping of particles

K. T. Gahagan, Grover A. Swartzlander · Optics Letters · 1996 · 879 citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Nanotechnology +10

Quantitative measurements of force and displacement using an optical trap

Robert Simmons, J.T. Finer, Steven Chu et al. · Biophysical Journal · 1996 · 505 citations · Full text

Engineering, Biophysics, Nanotechnology +16