ABSTRACT

The optical trapping and rotation of microobjects are based on the well-known phenomenon of light pressure. After developing lasers it became possible to generate the radiation pressure force sufficient for acceleration, deceleration, deflection, direction and stable trapping of microscopic objects, whose dimensions range from tens of nanometers to tens of micrometers. If the refractive index is greater than the refractive index of the medium, the force resulting from changes in the direction of the light acts on the micro-object so that it moves into the region of the highest light intensity.