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6. S. Juodkazis, M. Shikata, T. Takahashi, S. Matsuo, and H. Misawa, “Fast optical switching by a laser-manipulated microdroplet of liquid crystal,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 74, 3627–3629 (1999). [CrossRef]
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12. E. Santamato, B. Daino, M. Romagnoli, M. Settembre, and Y. R. Shen, “Collective rotation of the molecules of a nematic liquid crystal driven by the angular momentum of light,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 143, 89–100 (1987). [CrossRef]
13. E. Santamato, M. Romagnoli, M. Settembre, B. Daino, and Y. R. Shen, “Self-Induced Stimulated Light Scattering,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 61, 113–116 (1988). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
14. A. Ashkin, J. M. Dziedzie, J. E. Bjorkholm, and S. Chu, “Titolo,” Opt. Lett. 11, 288–290 (1986). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
15. L. Paterson, M. P. MacDonald, J. Arlt, W. Sibbet, P. E. Bryant, and K. Dholakia, “Controlled rotation of optically trapped microscopic particles,” Science 292, 912–914 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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17. A. T. O’Neil and M. J. Padgett, “Rotational control within optical tweezers byu use of a rotating aperture,” Opt. Lett. 27 743-745 (2002). [CrossRef]
18. A. E. Chiou, W. Wang, G. J. Sonek, J. Hong, and M. W. Berns, “Interferometric optical tweezers,” Opt. Commun. 133 7-10 (1997). [CrossRef]
19. M. P. MacDonald, L. Paterson, W. Sibbett, K. Dholakia, and P. E. Bryant, “Trapping and manipulation of low-index particles in a two dimensional interferometric optical trap,” Opt. Lett. 26 863-865 (2001). [CrossRef]

Amer. J. Phys.

• P. J. Allen, “A radiation torque experiment,” Amer. J. Phys. 74, 1185–1192 (1966). [CrossRef]

Appl. Phys. Lett.

• S. Juodkazis, M. Shikata, T. Takahashi, S. Matsuo, and H. Misawa, “Fast optical switching by a laser-manipulated microdroplet of liquid crystal,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 74, 3627–3629 (1999). [CrossRef]

Electron. Lett.

• S. Sato and M. Ishigure, “Optical rapping and manipulation of microscopic particles and biological cells using higher-order mode Nd:YAG laser beams,” Electron. Lett. 27 1831-1832 (1991). [CrossRef]

J. Opt. B: Quantum Semiclass. Opt.

• K. Volke-Sepulveda, V. Garces-Chavez, S. Chavez-Cerda, J. Arlt, and K. Dholakia, “Orbital angular momentum of a high-order Bessel light beam,” J. Opt. B: Quantum Semiclass. Opt. 4 S82 (2002). [CrossRef]

Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst.

• E. Santamato, B. Daino, M. Romagnoli, M. Settembre, and Y. R. Shen, “Collective rotation of the molecules of a nematic liquid crystal driven by the angular momentum of light,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 143, 89–100 (1987). [CrossRef]

Nature

• M. E. J. Friese, T. A. Nieminen, N. R. Heckenberg, and H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, “Optical alignment and spinning of laser trapped microscopic particles,” Nature 394, 348–350 (1998). [CrossRef]

Opt. Commun.

• A. E. Chiou, W. Wang, G. J. Sonek, J. Hong, and M. W. Berns, “Interferometric optical tweezers,” Opt. Commun. 133 7-10 (1997). [CrossRef]
• S. J. van Enk and G. Nienhuis, “Eigenfunction description of laser beams and orbital angular momentum of light,” Opt. Commun. 94, 147–158 (1992). [CrossRef]

Opt. Lett.

• A. T. O’Neil and M. J. Padgett, “Rotational control within optical tweezers byu use of a rotating aperture,” Opt. Lett. 27 743-745 (2002). [CrossRef]
• A. Ashkin, J. M. Dziedzie, J. E. Bjorkholm, and S. Chu, “Titolo,” Opt. Lett. 11, 288–290 (1986). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• M. P. MacDonald, L. Paterson, W. Sibbett, K. Dholakia, and P. E. Bryant, “Trapping and manipulation of low-index particles in a two dimensional interferometric optical trap,” Opt. Lett. 26 863-865 (2001). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev.

• R. A. Beth, “Mechanical detection and measurement of the angular momentum of light,” Phys. Rev. 50, 115–125 (1936). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. A

• L. Allen, M. W. Beijersbergen, R. J. C. Spreeuw, and J. P.Woerdman, “Orbital angular momenum of light and the transformation of Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes,” Phys. Rev. A 45, 8185–8189 (1992). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• M. E. J. Friese, J. Enger, H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, and N. R. Heckenberg, “Optical angular momentum transfer to trapped absorbing particles,” Phys. Rev. A 54, 1593–1596 (1996). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

• A. T. O’Neil, I. Mac Vicar, L. Allen, and M. J. Padgett, “Intrinsic and extrinsic nature of the orbital angular momentum of a light beam,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 88 053601 (2002). [CrossRef]
• H. He, M. E. J. Friese, N. R. Heckenberg, and H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, “Direct observation of transfer of angular momentum to absorptive particles from a laser beam with a phase singularity,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 826–829 (1995). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• E. Santamato, B. Daino, M. Romagnoli, M. Settembre, and Y. R. Shen, “Collective rotation of molecules driven by the angular momentum of light in a nematic film,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 2423–2426 (1986). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• E. Santamato, M. Romagnoli, M. Settembre, B. Daino, and Y. R. Shen, “Self-Induced Stimulated Light Scattering,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 61, 113–116 (1988). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Science

• L. Paterson, M. P. MacDonald, J. Arlt, W. Sibbet, P. E. Bryant, and K. Dholakia, “Controlled rotation of optically trapped microscopic particles,” Science 292, 912–914 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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