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most citedCustomized anti-reflection structure for perfect transmission through complex media

82 citations · 231 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

physics.optics2025

Structures resistant to Manipulation by all Wavefronts in two dimensions

Asher Sabbagh, Michael Horodynski, Rida Khan +2

Using light to manipulate small particles is a powerful tool with numerous practical applications across biophysics and nanotechnology. This experimental technique has achieved sig…

physics.optics2025

Wavefront Shaping of Scattering Forces Enhances Optical Trapping of Levitated Nanoparticles

Melissa Kleine, Michael Horodynski, Stefan Rotter +4

Optically-levitated nanoparticles in vacuum offer a pristine platform for high-quality mechanical oscillators, enabling a wide range of precision measurements and quantum technolog…

physics.optics2023★ 8 cited

Tractor beams with optimal pulling force using structured waves

Michael Horodynski, Tobias Reiter, Matthias Kühmayer +1

Moving objects with optical or acoustical waves is a topic both of fundamental interest and of importance for a range of practical applications. One particularly intriguing example…

physics.optics2023★ 22 cited

Photon-efficient optical tweezers via wavefront shaping

Unė G. Būtaitė, Christina Sharp, Michael Horodynski +5

Optical tweezers enable non-contact trapping of micro-scale objects using light. Despite their widespread use, it is currently not known how tightly it is possible to three-dimensi…

physics.optics2022★ 14 cited

Optimal Cooling of Multiple Levitated Particles: Theory of Far-Field Wavefront-Shaping

Jakob Hüpfl, Nicolas Bachelard, Markus Kaczvinszki +3

The opportunity to manipulate small-scale objects pushes us to the limits of our understanding of physics. Particularly promising in this regard is the interdisciplinary field of l…

physics.optics2022★ 82 cited

Customized anti-reflection structure for perfect transmission through complex media

Michael Horodynski, Matthias Kühmayer, Clément Ferise +2

Getting to grips with the detrimental influence of disordered environments on wave propagation is an interdisciplinary endeavour spanning diverse research areas ranging from teleco…

physics.optics2021★ 10 cited

Invariance property of the Fisher information in scattering media

Michael Horodynski, Dorian Bouchet, Stefan Rotter

Determining the ultimate precision limit for measurements on a sub-wavelength particle with coherent laser light is a goal with applications in areas as diverse as biophysics and n…

physics.optics2021★ 23 cited

Optimal Cooling of Multiple Levitated Particles through Far-Field Wavefront-Shaping

Jakob Hüpfl, Nicolas Bachelard, Markus Kaczvinszki +3

Light forces can be harnessed to levitate mesoscopic objects and cool them down towards their motional quantum ground state. Significant roadblocks on the way to scale up levitatio…

physics.optics2019★ 72 cited

Optimal Wave Fields for Micro-manipulation in Complex Scattering Environments

Michael Horodynski, Matthias Kühmayer, Andre Brandstötter +4

The manipulation of small objects with light has become an indispensable tool in many areas of research ranging from physics to biology and medicine. Here we demonstrate how to imp…