Summary of the First Decade's Work on Optical Trapping and Manipulation of Particles

My 1980 review paper in Science, [109]*, entitled “Applications of Laser Radiation Pressure” gives a fairly complete summary of our understanding of the subject of optically trapping and manipulating of macroscopic particles and atoms after the first decade. It shows how use of lasers has revolutionized the study of radiation pressure. The basic forces on macroscopic particles and atoms were explained and experimentally observed. Stable laser trapping was discovered. The 1980 review summarizes the contributions of laser trapping and manipulation techniques to the fields of light scattering, atomic physics, and high-resolution spectroscopy.…