Research team of Professor Sang-shin Lee (Department of Electronic Engineering) has successfully developed optical trapping technology capable of controlling the number of trapped particles

- Develops optical trapping technology allowing control over the number of trapped particles freely -

- Suggests potential applications in nanotechnology and photonics through fine particles control -

- Published in prestigious international academic journal Nanoscale (IF: 6.7, JCR Rank: 16.6%) and selected as cover paper -

[From left Prof. Sang-shin Lee, Hong-ryang Lee, Integrated Master's and Ph.D. Program (Kwangwoon University)]

The research team of Professor Sang-shin Lee (Department of Electronic Engineering) at Kwangwoon University, in collaboration with Zhejiang Institute of China, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) in Korea, and the Australian National University, has successfully developed a technology for optical trapping (polarization multiplexed optical trapping) using polarization multiplexed metasurfaces at the micron-scale.

[Cover image of the paper on optical trapping technology capable of controlling the number of trapped particles]

This research was supported by the Ministry of Education's Key Research Institute Support program for universities in STEM fields and the Ministry of Science and ICT's support program for Mid-Career Researcher Support Project. In recognition of its achievements, the research was selected as the cover paper of Nanoscale (IF=6.7, JCR Rank: 16.6%), the prestigious international academic journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) on November 21st.

Link: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/nr/d3nr04125e