Christina Alpmann

TL;DR: In this paper, the key fields within structured light from the perspective of experts in those areas, providing insight into the current state and the challenges their respective fields face, as well as the exciting prospects for the future that are yet to be realized.

TL;DR: In this paper, two promising adjacent approaches tackle fundamental limita- tions by utilizing non-optical forces which are, however, induced by optical light fields, namely, dielectrophoretic and photophoretic forces.

TL;DR: Ince-Gaussian (IG) beams are a third complete family of solutions of the paraxial Helmholtz equation as mentioned in this paper, and they can be used for manipulation of microparticles.

TL;DR: Tailoring of three dimensional light fields which act as light moulds for elaborate particle micro structures of variable shapes is presented, to create highly efficient mixing tools, for hierarchical supramolecular organization or in 3D tissue engineering.

TL;DR: In this article, higher-order polarization singularities embedded in tailored vector beams are introduced and experimentally realized, which pave the way to applications of singular optics in spatially extended, optimized optical tweezing and high-resolution imaging.