Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to phase-structured electromagnetic waves / Les Allen and Miles Padgett -- Angular momentum and vortices in optics / Gerard Nienhuis -- Singular optics and phase properties / Enrique J. Galvez -- Nanoscale optics : interparticle forces / Luciana C. Dávila Romero and David L. Andrews -- Near-field optical micromanipulation / Kishan Dholakia and Peter J. Reece -- Holographic optical tweezers / Gabriel C. Spalding, Johannes Courtial, and Roberto Di Leonardo -- Atomic and molecular manipulation using structured light / Mohamed Babiker and David L. Andrews -- Optical vortex trapping and the dynamics of particle rotation / Timo A. Nieminen [and others] -- Rotation of particles in optical tweezers / Miles Padgett and Jonathan Leach -- Rheological and viscometric methods / Simon J.W. Parkin [and others] -- Orbital angular momentum in quantum communication and information / Sonja Franke-Arnold and John Jeffers -- Optical manipulation of ultracold atoms / G. Juzeliūnas and P. Öhberg.

"New possibilities have recently emerged for producing optical beams with complex and intricate structures, and for the non-contact manipulation of matter. This book fully describes the electromagnetic theory, optical properties, methods and applications associated with this new technology. Detailed discussions are given of unique beam characteristics, such as optical vortices and other wavefront structures, the associated phase properties and photonic aspects, along with applications ranging from cold atom manipulation to optically driven micromachines." "Graduate students and established researchers in academia, national laboratories and industry will find this book an invaluable guide to the latest technologies in the rapidly developing field."--Jacket.