3 papers
physics.optics2026
Upper bound to optical forces through the multipolar control of optical beams
Enrique Ayllón-GarcÃa, Iker Gómez-Viloria, Quimey Pears Stefano +6
Optical tweezers enable the manipulation of microscopic objects using light, yet the fundamental limits to the optical forces that can be exerted on matter remain unknown. Here we…
physics.optics2026
Controlling the centre of mass motion of levitated particles using structured wavefronts
Shah Jee Rahman, Quimey Pears Stefano, Angel Cifuentes +5
Optically levitated particles have great potential to form the basis of novel quantum- enhanced sensors. These systems are very well suited for inertial sensing, as the particles a…
physics.optics2026
On-Axis Optical Trapping with Vortex Beams: The Role of the Multipolar Decomposition
Iker Gómez-Viloria, Ãlvaro Nodar, MartÃn Molezuelas-Ferreras +5
Optical trapping is a well_established, decades old technology with applications in several fields of research. The most common scenario deals with particles that tend to be center…