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The 14 pages that link to Optical tweezers, each with the reason it gives.

• Fluctuation theoremRelated: They enable controlled work protocols used to test fluctuation relations in small systems.

• BiophysicsRelated: It measures tiny forces exerted by individual molecules and molecular motors.

• Maxwell's demonRelated: They enable experimental demons to measure and steer Brownian particles.

• Photon momentumBroader topic: Radiation forces arising from photon momentum hold and move small particles.

• Gaussian beamRelated: Gaussian-beam focusing supplies the steep intensity gradients used for trapping.

• Rydberg atomRelated: Optical tweezers arrange individual atoms into the arrays used in Rydberg experiments.

• Arthur AshkinBroader topic: Ashkin developed this laser-based trapping technique and demonstrated its use on small particles.

• Focus (optics)Broader topic: A high-numerical-aperture focus creates the intensity gradients that trap particles.

• PhotonicsBroader topic: It applies light’s momentum to move small objects without mechanical contact.

• Poynting's theoremRelated: Energy and momentum flow in focused fields help explain forces on trapped particles.

• Transverse modeRelated: A clean, well-controlled transverse profile helps determine trapping forces.

• Acoustic tweezersCompared with: Both methods trap objects remotely, but optical tweezers use light rather than sound.

• Levitation (physics)Related: A focused beam can exert optical forces that hold microscopic objects against gravity.

• Rayleigh lengthRelated: The axial extent of the trap depends on how rapidly the focused beam diverges.