Program Overview

Program Overview

The university program is renowned for its work on optical angular momentum, where light beams can spin microscopic objects, and the development of optical tweezers, which utilize laser beams to manipulate the microscopic world.

Research Areas

The program focuses on several key research areas, including:

• Optical angular momentum, where light beams can spin microscopic objects
• Development of optical tweezers, which use laser beams to manipulate the microscopic world
• Study of tiny prisms and lenses that can create strange optical transformations
• Interaction of optical beams with cold atoms and gases

Potential Research Projects

Potential research projects within the program include exploring the properties and applications of optical angular momentum, optical tweezers, and the behavior of light as it interacts with matter at the microscopic level.