The University of Queensland

Optically driven rotating micromachines

Kashchuk, Anatolii V., Bui, Ann A.M., Zhang, Shu, Houillot, Antoine, Carberry, David, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2017). Optically driven rotating micromachines. Light robotics-structure-mediated nanobiophotonics. (pp. 99-128) edited by Jesper Glückstad and Darwin Palima. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-7020-7096-9.00004-5

Optical forces, trapping and manipulation

Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Preece, Darryl, Bui, Ann and Nieminen, Timo A. (2015). Optical forces, trapping and manipulation. Photonics: Scientific foundations, technology and applications. (pp. 287-339) edited by David L. Andrews. Hoboken, New Jersey, United States: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/9781119011781.ch7

Design of optically driven microrotors

Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Asavei, Theodor, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Loke, Vincent L. Y., Vogel, Robert, Nieminen, Timo A. and Heckenberg, Norman R. (2013). Design of optically driven microrotors. Optical Nano and Micro Actuator Technology. (pp. 277-306) edited by George K . Knopf and Yukitoshi Otani. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b13892

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, 022501. doi: 10.1088/2515-7647/acb57b

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

Machine learning wall effects of eccentric spheres for convenient computation

Gibson, Lachlan J., Zhang, Shu, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2019). Machine learning wall effects of eccentric spheres for convenient computation. Physical Review E, 99 (4) 043304, 043304. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.99.043304

High-speed transverse and axial optical force measurements using amplitude filter masks

Kashchuk, Anatolii V., Nieminen, Timo A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Stilgoe, Alexander B. (2019). High-speed transverse and axial optical force measurements using amplitude filter masks. Optics Express, 27 (7), 10034-10049. doi: 10.1364/OE.27.010034

Measuring local properties inside a cell-mimicking structure using rotating optical tweezers

Zhang, Shu, Gibson, Lachlan J., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2019). Measuring local properties inside a cell-mimicking structure using rotating optical tweezers. Journal of Biophotonics, 12 (7) e201900022, e201900022. doi: 10.1002/jbio.201900022

Microscope images of strongly scattering objects via vectorial transfer matrices: modeling and an experimental verification

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Loke, Vincent L. Y., Kashchuk, Anatolii V., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2019). Microscope images of strongly scattering objects via vectorial transfer matrices: modeling and an experimental verification. Physical Review a, 99 (1) 013818. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.99.013818

Calibration of force detection for arbitrarily shaped particles in optical tweezers

Bui, Ann A. M., Kashchuk, Anatolii V., Balanant, Marie Anne, Nieminen, Timo A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Stilgoe, Alexander B. (2018). Calibration of force detection for arbitrarily shaped particles in optical tweezers. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 10798, 10798. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-28876-y

Optical tweezers bring micromachines to biology

Favre-Bulle, I. A., Zhang, S., Kashchuk, A. V., Lenton, I. C.D., Gibson, L. J., Stilgoe, A. B., Nieminen, T. A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. (2018). Optical tweezers bring micromachines to biology. Optics and Photonics News, 29 (4), 40-47.

Impact of complex surfaces on biomicrorheological measurements using optical tweezers

Zhang, Shu, Gibson, Lachlan J, Stilgoe, Alexander B, Nieminen, Timo A and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2017). Impact of complex surfaces on biomicrorheological measurements using optical tweezers. Lab on a chip, 18 (2), 315-322. doi: 10.1039/c7lc01176h

Optical trapping of otoliths drives vestibular behaviours in larval zebrafish

Favre-Bulle, Itia A., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Scott, Ethan K. (2017). Optical trapping of otoliths drives vestibular behaviours in larval zebrafish. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 630, 630. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00713-2

Erratum: Ultrasensitive rotating photonic probes for complex biological systems (vol 4, pg 1103, 2017)

Zhang, Shu, Gibson, Lachlan J., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Favre-Bulle, Itia A., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2017). Erratum: Ultrasensitive rotating photonic probes for complex biological systems (vol 4, pg 1103, 2017). Optica, 4 (11), 1372-1372. doi: 10.1364/OPTICA.4.001372

Ultrasensitive rotating photonic probes for complex biological systems

Zhang, Shu, Gibson, Lachlan J., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Favre-Bulle, Itia A., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2017). Ultrasensitive rotating photonic probes for complex biological systems. Optica, 4 (9), 1103-1108. doi: 10.1364/OPTICA.4.001103

Active rotational and translational microrheology beyond the linear spring regime

Gibson, Lachlan J., Zhang, Shu, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2017). Active rotational and translational microrheology beyond the linear spring regime. Physical Review E, 95 (4) 042608, 042608. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.95.042608

Visual guide to optical tweezers

Lenton, Isaac C. D., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Nieminen, Timo A. (2017). Visual guide to optical tweezers. European Journal of Physics, 38 (3) 034009, 034009. doi: 10.1088/1361-6404/aa6271

Roadmap on structured light

Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Forbes, Andrew, Berry, M. V., Dennis, M. R., Andrews, David L., Mansuripur, Masud, Denz, Cornelia, Alpmann, Christina, Banzer, Peter, Bauer, Thomas, Karimi, Ebrahim, Marrucci, Lorenzo, Padgett, Miles, Ritsch-Marte, Monika, Litchinitser, Natalia M., Bigelow, Nicholas P., Rosales-Guzman, C., Belmonte, A., Torres, J. P., Neely, Tyler W., Baker, Mark, Gordon, Reuven, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Romero, Jacquiline, White, Andrew G., Fickler, Robert, Willner, Alan E., Xie, Guodong, McMorran, Benjamin and Weiner, Andrew M. (2017). Roadmap on structured light. Journal of Optics, 19 (1) 013001, 013001. doi: 10.1088/2040-8978/19/1/013001

Theory and practice of simulation of optical tweezers

Bui, Ann A. M., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Lenton, Isaac C. D., Gibson, Lachlan J., Kashchuk, Anatolii V., Zhang, Shu, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Nieminen, Timo A. (2016). Theory and practice of simulation of optical tweezers. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 195, 66-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2016.12.026

An interpretation and guide to single-pass beam shaping methods using SLMs and DMDs

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Kashchuk, Anatolii V., Preece, Daryl and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2016). An interpretation and guide to single-pass beam shaping methods using SLMs and DMDs. Journal of Optics, 18 (6) 065609, 065609. doi: 10.1088/2040-8978/18/6/065609

Energy, momentum and propagation of non-paraxial high-order Gaussian beams in the presence of an aperture

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2015). Energy, momentum and propagation of non-paraxial high-order Gaussian beams in the presence of an aperture. Journal of Optics (United Kingdom), 17 (12) 125601, 125601.1-125601.12. doi: 10.1088/2040-8978/17/12/125601

Enhanced optical trapping via structured scattering

Taylor, Michael A., Waleed, Muhammad., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina. and Bowen, Warwick P. (2015). Enhanced optical trapping via structured scattering. Nature Photonics, 9 (10), 669-673. doi: 10.1038/nphoton.2015.160

Forces due to pulsed beams in optical tweezers: linear effects

du Preez-Wilkinson, Nathaniel, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Alzaidi, Thuraya, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Nieminen, Timo A. (2015). Forces due to pulsed beams in optical tweezers: linear effects. Optics Express, 23 (6), 7190-7208. doi: 10.1364/OE.23.007190

A theoretical model with experimental verification for heat and mass transfer of saline water droplets

Sadafi, M. H., Jahn, I., Stilgoe, A. B. and Hooman, K. (2015). A theoretical model with experimental verification for heat and mass transfer of saline water droplets. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 81, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.10.005

Escape forces and trajectories in optical tweezers and their effect on calibration

Bui, Ann A. M., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Khatibzadeh, Nima, Nieminen, Timo A., Berns, Michael W. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2015). Escape forces and trajectories in optical tweezers and their effect on calibration. Optics Express, 23 (19), 24317-24330. doi: 10.1364/OE.23.024317

Determination of motility forces on isolated chromosomes with laser tweezers

Khatibzadeh, Nima, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Bui, Ann A. M., Rocha, Yesenia, Cruz, Gladys M., Loke, Vince, Shi, Linda Z., Nieminen, Timo A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Berns, Michael W. (2014). Determination of motility forces on isolated chromosomes with laser tweezers. Scientific Reports, 4 (6866) 6866, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/srep06866

Optical tweezers: theory and modelling

Nieminen, Timo A., Du Preez-Wilkinson, Nathaniel, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Loke, Vincent L.Y., Bui, Ann A.M. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2014). Optical tweezers: theory and modelling. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 146, 59-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2014.04.003

Comparison of T-matrix calculation methods for scattering by cylinders in optical tweezers

Qi, Xiaoqiong, Nieminen, Timo A., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Loke, Vincent L. Y. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2014). Comparison of T-matrix calculation methods for scattering by cylinders in optical tweezers. Optics Letters, 39 (16), 4827-4830. doi: 10.1364/OL.39.004827

Driving corrugated donut rotors with Laguerre-Gauss beams

Loke, Vincent L. Y., Asavei, Theodor, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2014). Driving corrugated donut rotors with Laguerre-Gauss beams. Optics Express, 22 (16), 19692-19706. doi: 10.1364/OE.22.019692

Theoretical and experimental studies on a solid containing water droplet

Sadafi, M. H., Jahn, I., Stilgoe, A. B. and Hooman, K. (2014). Theoretical and experimental studies on a solid containing water droplet. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 78, 25-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.06.064

Optically trapped and driven paddle-wheel

Asavei, Theodor, Nieminen, Timo A., Loke, Vincent L. Y., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Bowman, Richard, Preece, Daryl, Padgett, Miles J., Heckenberg, Norman R. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2013). Optically trapped and driven paddle-wheel. New Journal of Physics, 15 (063016) 063016, 1-17. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/6/063016

Calibration of nonspherical particles in optical tweezers using only position measurement

Bui, Ann A. M., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2013). Calibration of nonspherical particles in optical tweezers using only position measurement. Optics Letters, 38 (8), 1244-1246. doi: 10.1364/OL.38.001244

Equilibrium orientations and positions of non-spherical particles in optical traps

Cao, Yongyin, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Chen, Lixue, Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2012). Equilibrium orientations and positions of non-spherical particles in optical traps. Optics Express, 20 (12), 12987-12996. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.012987

Phase-transition-like properties of double-beam optical tweezers

Stilgoe, A. B., Heckenberg, N. R., Nieminen, T. A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. (2011). Phase-transition-like properties of double-beam optical tweezers. Physical Review Letters, 107 (24) 248101, 248101.1-248101.4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.248101

T-matrix method for modelling optical tweezers

Nieminen, Timo A., Loke, Vincent L. Y., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Heckenberg, Norman R. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2011). T-matrix method for modelling optical tweezers. Journal of Modern Optics, 58 (5-6), 528-544. doi: 10.1080/09500340.2010.528565

The effect of Mie resonances on trapping in optical tweezers: Reply

Nieminen, Timo A., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Loke, Vincent L. Y., Heckenberg, Norman R. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina R. (2009). The effect of Mie resonances on trapping in optical tweezers: Reply. Optics express, 17 (4), 2661-2662. doi: 10.1364/OE.17.002661

Constant power optical tweezers with controllable torque

Funk, Maren, Parkin, Simon J., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A., Heckenberg, Norman R. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2009). Constant power optical tweezers with controllable torque. Optics Letters, 34 (2), 139-141. doi: 10.1364/OL.34.000139

Angular momentum of a strongly focused Gaussian beam

Nieminen, Timo A., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Heckenberg, Norman R. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2008). Angular momentum of a strongly focused Gaussian beam. Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 10 (11) 115005, 115005-1-115005-6. doi: 10.1088/1464-4258/10/11/115005

The effect of Mie resonances on trapping in optical tweezers

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A., Knöener, Gregor, Heckenberg, Norman R. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2008). The effect of Mie resonances on trapping in optical tweezers. Optics Express, 16 (19), 15039-15051. doi: 10.1364/OE.16.015039

Optical tweezers computational toolbox

Nieminen, Timo A., Vincent Loke, Alexander Stilgoe, Gregor Knoener, Agatha Branczyk, Heckenberg, Norman R. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2007). Optical tweezers computational toolbox. Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 9 (8) S12, S196-S203. doi: 10.1088/1464-4258/9/8/S12

Vector beam shaping for transverse angular momentum transfer

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Gillies, Naran and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2023). Vector beam shaping for transverse angular momentum transfer. SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2657224

Direct Force Measurement with Reflective and Conductive Particles in Optical Tweezers

Lenton, Isaac C., Nieminen, Timo A., Reece, Peter J., Stilgoe, Alexander B. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2020). Direct Force Measurement with Reflective and Conductive Particles in Optical Tweezers. 14th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO PR 2020), Sydney, NSW Australia, 3–5 August 2020. Washington, DC United States: Optical Society of America. doi: 10.1364/CLEOPR.2020.C12E_1

Understanding particle trajectories by mapping optical force vortices

Lenton, Isaac C. D., Stilgoe, Alex B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2020). Understanding particle trajectories by mapping optical force vortices. Complex Light and Optical Forces XIV, San Francisco, CA, United States, 1-6 February 2020. Bellingham, WA, United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2550418

Measuring the motility and drag forces acting on biological particles using optical tweezers

Lenton, Isaac C. D., Armstrong, Declan, Calvert-Lane, Jackson, Nieminen, Timo A., Stilgoe, Alexander B. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2018). Measuring the motility and drag forces acting on biological particles using optical tweezers. Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XV 2018, San Diego, CA, United States, 19-23 August 2018. Bellingham, WA, United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2324117

Optical tweezers toolbox: full dynamics simulations for particles of all sizes

Lenton, Isaac C. D., Bui, Ann A. M., Nieminen, Timo A., Stilgoe, Alexander B. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2018). Optical tweezers toolbox: full dynamics simulations for particles of all sizes. Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XV 2018, San Diego, CA, United States, 19-23 August 2018. Bellingham, WA, United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2324120

Measurements of particle-wall interaction forces using simultaneous position and force detection (Conference Presentation)

Kashchuk, Anatolii V., Bui, Ann A. M., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Carberry, David M., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina H. (2016). Measurements of particle-wall interaction forces using simultaneous position and force detection (Conference Presentation). Conference on Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XIII, San Diego, CA, United States, 28 August-1 September 2016. BELLINGHAM: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2236419

Enhanced optical trapping via structured scattering

Waleed, Muhammad, Taylor, Michael, Stilgoe, Alexander, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Bowen, Warwick (2015). Enhanced optical trapping via structured scattering. Frontiers in Optics 2015, FIO 2015, San Jose, CA, United States, 18- 22 October 2015. Washington, DC, United States: OSA - The Optical Society. doi: 10.1364/FIO.2015.FW6B.4

Theory and practice of computational modeling and simulation of optical tweezers

Nieminen, Timo A., du Preez-Wilkinson, Nathaniel, Bui, Ann A. M., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Loke, Vincent L. Y. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2015). Theory and practice of computational modeling and simulation of optical tweezers. Optical Trapping Applications, OTA 2015, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 12-15 April 2015. Washington, DC, United States: OSA - The Optical Society. doi: 10.1364/OTA.2015.OtM4E.5

An investigation of evaporation from single saline water droplets: experimental and theoretical approaches

Sadafi, M. H., Jahn, I., Stilgoe, A. B. and Hooman, K. (2014). An investigation of evaporation from single saline water droplets: experimental and theoretical approaches. 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: RMIT University.

Optical tweezers escape forces

Bui, Ann A. M., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Khatibzadeh, Nima, Nieminen, Timo A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Berns, Michael W. (2014). Optical tweezers escape forces. Conference on Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XI, San Diego, CA United States, 17-21 August 2014. Bellingham, WA United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.2062805

Computational modelling of optical tweezers with many degrees of freedom using dynamic simulation: cylinders, nanowires, and multiple particles

Cao, Yongyin, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Stroet, Martin, Loke, Vincent L. Y., Chen, Lixue, Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2012). Computational modelling of optical tweezers with many degrees of freedom using dynamic simulation: cylinders, nanowires, and multiple particles. Conference on Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation IX, San Diego, United States, 12-16 August 2012. Bellingham, WA, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.930137

Optical tweezers toolbox: better, faster, cheaper; choose all three

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Mallon, Michael J., Cao, Yongyin, Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2012). Optical tweezers toolbox: better, faster, cheaper; choose all three. Conference on Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation IX, San Diego, United States, 12-16 August 2012. Bellingham, WA, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.929365

Measurement of angular momentum flux in optical tweezers

Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Asavei, Theodor, Preece, Daryl, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Heckenberg, Norman R. and Nieminen, Timo A. (2011). Measurement of angular momentum flux in optical tweezers. Conference on Complex Light and Optical Forces V, San Francisco, CA, United States, 26-27 January 2011. Bellingham, WA, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.886221

Not just energy, but momentum and angular momentum too: Mechanical effects in scattering

Nieminen, Timo A., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Heckenberg, Norman R. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2011). Not just energy, but momentum and angular momentum too: Mechanical effects in scattering. Electromagnetic and Light Scattering Conference: ELS XIII 2011, Taormina, Italy, 26-30 September 2011. Messina, Italy: Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti. doi: 10.1478/C1V89S1P010

Stability, scaling and temperature in double-well optical tweezers

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Heckenberg, Norman R., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2011). Stability, scaling and temperature in double-well optical tweezers. International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011, Sydney, NSW Australia, 28 August - 1 September 2011. Piscataway, NJ United States: I E E E. doi: 10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193985

Thermodynamics of optical tweezers

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nguyen, Lan T. P., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2011). Thermodynamics of optical tweezers. International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011, Sydney, NSW Australia, 28 August - 1 September 2011. Piscataway, NJ United States: I E E E. doi: 10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194164

Approximate and exact modeling of optical trapping

Nieminen, Timo A., Alexander Stilgoe, Heckenberg, Norman R. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2010). Approximate and exact modeling of optical trapping. Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation VII, San Diego, CA, U.S.A., 1-5 August, 2010. United States of America: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.861880

To hop or not to hop-that is the question

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo, Heckenberg, Norman R. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2009). To hop or not to hop-that is the question. ACOLS ACOFT 09, The University of Adelaide, 29/11/09 - 3/12/09. South Australia: The University of Adelaide.

Can optically driven micromachines be useful in biomedicine? Optical tweezers at work

Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Asavei, Theodor, Parkin, Simon, Stilgoe, Alex, Loke, Vince, Nieminen, Timo and Heckenberg, Norman (2008). Can optically driven micromachines be useful in biomedicine? Optical tweezers at work. Asia Optical Fiber Communication and Optoelectronic Exposition and Conference, AOE 2008, Shanghai, China, 30 October - 2 November 2008. Piscataway, NJ United States: I E E E.

Dynamic properties of optical tweezers

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