• New book: "Generalized Phase Contrast: Applications in Optics and Photonics," J. Glückstad and D. Palima
• May 2010: Welcome to Tomoyo Matsuoka, a visiting PhD student from Kyoto University
• April 2010: Welcome to Andrew Bañas who joined us as PhD student starting 15th of April
• Jan  2010: The Board of Directors of the Optical Society of America (OSA) has elected Jesper Glückstad to the rank of Fellow of the Society (OSA Link: 2010 Fellows)
• June 2009: Nature Photonics writes a Picture Caption Story about our work (PDF)
• June 2009: Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research reprints our paper (link)
• May 2009: Virtual Journal for  Biomedical Optics reprints our paper on reconfigurable microenvironments.
• May 2009: SPIE News Release: "Jesper Glückstad Elected SPIE Fellow" (PDF)
• May 2009: Paper on reconfigurable microenvironments is among the Top10 most downloaded Optics Express papers for April 2009 according to Optics Infobase (PDF)
• April 2009: Cover animation in Optics Express 17(8) is from our paper on reconfigurable microenvironments (link)
• March 2009: Cover art in Journal of Optics special issue on Nonlinear optical manipulation, patterning and control in nano- and microscale systems is from our paper (J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 11  034012 (2009), link )
• Feb 2009: Virtual Journal for  Biomedical Optics reprints our BioPhotonics Workstation paper, earlier selected for "Optics in 2008" OPN special issue (Link).
• Jan 2009: The SPIE Board of Directors has elected Jesper Glückstad to the grade of Fellow of SPIE as the first scientist from Denmark. The ceremony will take place at Photonics West 2009. (SPIE link: 2009 Fellows)
• Dec 2008: Paper on Biophotonics Workstation has been selected to appear in the special issue of Optics and Photonics News: Optics in 2008. PDF (OSA Link)
• July 2008: Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research reprints 3D imaging in 3D optical multi-beam micromanipulation. (Link)
• June 2008: Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics reprints 3D imaging in 3D optical multi-beam micromanipulation. (Link)
• Jan  2008: Nature Physics highlights our Optics Letters paper "Laser projection using generalized phase contrast" in its January 2008 issue. (PDF) . The same feature also cites our earlier paper in the New Journal of Physics, "Photon-efficient grey-level image projection by the generalized phase contrast method"
• Jan  2008: Nature Photonics highlights our Optics Letters paper "Laser projection using generalized phase contrast" in its January 2008 issue. (PDF)  
• Dec  2007: Optics Letters paper "Laser projection using generalized phase contrast" is on the Top10 download list for November 2007 according to OSA Optics InfoBase. (PDF)  
• Paper on parallel optical assembly has been selected to appear in the special issue of Optics and Photonics News: Optics in 2007 (December 2007). (PDF)
• Aug 2007: Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology reprints paper on optically formed tessellations of planar microstructures. (Link)
• Aug 2007: Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics reprints paper on optically formed tessellations of planar microstructures. (Link)
• July 2007: Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics reprints paper on fully automated alignment of counterpropagating beams. (Link)
• July 2007: Feature story on the SPP-website, 6 July 2007. (PDF)
• June 2007: Feature article in "Ingeniøren", 29 June 2007. (PDF)
• March 2007: Feature article in New Scientist, 7 March 2007. (PDF)
• March 2007: Paper on computerized "drag-and-drop" alignment of counterpropagating beams is Reprinted in Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research. (Link)
• March 2007: Paper on computerized "drag-and-drop" alignment of counterpropagating beams is Reprinted in Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics. (Link)
• Feb 2007: Optics Express, Vol. 15, No. 4, Cover animation (Link)
• Jan 2007: Feature article on the cover of the Danish Science Ministry website. (PDF)
• Jan 2007: Paper on GPC-based 3D real-time optical trapping system using a single SLM is Reprinted in Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research. (Link)
• Jan 2007: Paper on GPC-based 3D real-time optical trapping system using a single SLM is Reprinted in Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics. (Link)
• Jan 2007: Paper on GPC-based real-time, autonomous optical trapping in a microfluidic system is Reprinted in Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics. (Link)
• Jan 2007: Radio Program on DR P1 Videnskabens Verden, 20 January 2007. (Announcement)
• more news....

LATEST PUBLICATIONS   ●   NEWS

• T. Aabo, I. R. Perch-Nielsen, J. S. Dam, D. Z. Palima, H. Siegumfeldt, J. Glückstad and N. Arneborg, “Effect of long- and short-term exposure to laser light at 1070 nm on growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae,” J. Biomed. Opt. 15, 041505 (2010) link
• D. Palima and J. Glückstad, "Generalized Phase Contrast: Microscopy, Manipulation and More," Contemporary Physics 51, Issue 3, 17 pages (2010) link
• J. S. Dam, I. Perch-Nielsen, D. Palima, J. Glückstad, "Multi-particle three-dimensional coordinate estimation in real-time optical manipulation", J. Europ. Opt. Soc. Rap. Public. 09045 Vol 4 (2009), link
• J. Glückstad and D. Palima, “Generalized Phase Contrast: Applications in Optics and Photonics”, Springer Series in Optical Sciences, Vol. 146, 310 pp., (2009) link
• P.J. Rodrigo, L. Kelemen, D. Palima, C. A. Alonzo, P. Ormos, and J. Glückstad, "Optical microassembly platform for constructing reconfigurable microenvironments for biomedical studies," Opt. Express 17, 6578-6583 (2009), link
• D. Z. Palima,  J. Glückstad, "Array illumination with minimal non-uniformity based on generalized phase contrast,"  Opt. Commun.  282 1110-1115 (2009), link     
• J. Glückstad, D. Z. Palima,  J. S. Dam, I. Perch-Nielsen, "Dynamically reconfigurable multiple beam illumination based on optical correlation," J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 11  034012 (2009),  link 
• I. Perch-Nielsen, D. Z. Palima,  J. S. Dam, J. Glückstad, "Parallel particle identification and separation for active optical sorting," J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 11 034013 (2009),   link
• J. Glückstad, D.Z. Palima,  J. S. Dam, I. Perch-Nielsen, "Parallel and real-time trapping, manipulating and characterizing microscopic specimens," (selected paper, Special issue: Optics in 2008), Opt. Photonics News  19(12), 41 (2008),   OSA Link (PDF)
• H.-U. Ulriksen, J. Thøgersen, S. Keiding, I. Perch-Nielsen, J. Dam, D. Z. Palima, H. Stapelfeldt, J. Glückstad, "Independent trapping, manipulation and characterization by an all-optical biophotonics workstation", J. Europ. Opt. Soc. Rap. Public. 08034 Vol 3 (2008), (PDF), http://www.jeos.org/index.php/jeos_rp/article/view/08034
• J. S. Dam, I. R. Perch-Nielsen, D. Palima, and J. Glückstad, "Three-dimensional imaging in three-dimensional optical multi-beam micromanipulation," Opt. Express 16, 7244-7250 (2008), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-16-10-7244
• D. Palima and J. Glückstad, "Comparison of generalized phase contrast and computer generated holography for laser image projection," Opt. Express 16, 5338-5349 (2008), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-16-8-5338
• P. J. Rodrigo, D. Palima, and J. Glückstad, "Accurate quantitative phase imaging using generalized phase contrast," Opt. Express 16, 2740-2751 (2008), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=154160  
• D. Palima and J. Glückstad, "Gaussian to uniform intensity shaper based on generalized phase contrast," Opt. Express 16, 1507-1516 (2008), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=149910.
• D. Palima and J. Glückstad, "Multi-wavelength spatial light shaping using generalized phase contrast," Opt. Express 16, 1331-1342 (2008), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=149000
• J. Glückstad, I. Perch-Nielsen, C. A. Alonzo, J. S. Dam, P. J. Rodrigo, "Parallel and computer-automated optical micro-assembly" (selected paper). Opt. Photonics News (2007) 18 (Special issue: Optics in 2007) , 22 (PDF)
• Glückstad, D. Palima, P. J. Rodrigo, and C. A. Alonzo, "Laser projection using generalized phase contrast," Opt. Lett. 32, 3281-3283 (2007), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-32-22-3281
• D. Palima, C. A. Alonzo, P. J. Rodrigo, and J. Glückstad, "Generalized phase contrast matched to Gaussian illumination," Opt. Express 15, 11971-11977 (2007) http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=141213
• P. J. Rodrigo, L. Kelemen, C. A. Alonzo, I. R. Perch-Nielsen, J. S. Dam, P. Ormos, and J. Glückstad, "2D optical manipulation and assembly of shape-complementary planar microstructures," Opt. Express 15, 9009-9014 (2007) http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=139524
• J. S. Dam, P. J. Rodrigo, I. R. Perch-Nielsen, and J. Glückstad, "Fully automated beam-alignment and single stroke guided manual alignment of counter-propagating multi-beam based optical micromanipulation systems," Opt. Express 15, 7968-7973 (2007) http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=138388
• C. A. Alonzo, P. J. Rodrigo, and J. Glückstad, "Photon-efficient grey-level image projection by the generalized phase contrast method," New J. Phys. 9, 132 (2007) http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/1367-2630/9/5/132
• J. S. Dam, P. J. Rodrigo, I. R. Perch-Nielsen, C. A. Alonzo, and J. Glückstad, "Computerized “drag-and-drop” alignment of GPC-based optical micromanipulation system," Opt. Express 15, 1923-1931 (2007) http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=127262
• P. J. Rodrigo, I. R. Perch-Nielsen, C. A. Alonzo, and J. Glückstad, "GPC-based optical micromanipulation in 3D real-time using a single spatial light modulator," Opt. Express 14, 13107-13112 (2006) http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=121432 
• I. R. Perch-Nielsen, P. J. Rodrigo, C. A. Alonzo, and J. Glückstad, "Autonomous and 3D real-time multi-beam manipulation in a microfluidic environment," Opt. Express 14, 12199-12205 (2006) http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=119764
• J. Glückstad, P. J. Rodrigo, and I. R. Perch-Nielsen, "Optical 3D Manipulation and Observation in Real-Time (Invited Paper)," Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 18 (6), 692-697 (2006)
• P. J. Rodrigo, I. R. Perch-Nielsen, and J. Glückstad, "High-speed phase modulation using the RPC method with a digital micromirror-array device," Opt. Express 14, 5588-5593 (2006), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=90320.
• P. J. Rodrigo, I. R. Perch-Nielsen, and J. Glückstad, "Three-dimensional forces in GPC-based counterpropagating-beam traps," Opt. Express 14, 5812-5822 (2006), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?id=90343.
• J. Glückstad, P. J. Rodrigo, and I. R. Perch-Nielsen, "Drag-and-drop system manipulates microparticles in 3D," SPIE Newsroom, Micro/Nano Lithography & Fabrication DOI 10.1117/2.1200603.01.41 (2006). (PDF)
• S. Sinzinger, J. Jahns, V. R. Daria, and J. Glückstad, "Planar microoptical systems for correlation and security applications." In: Optical imaging sensors and systems for homeland security applications. Javidi, B. (ed.), (Springer, Berlin, 2006) (Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications, 2, 2006) p. 339-366
• J. Glückstad, I. R. Perch-Nielsen, and P. J. Rodrigo, "Micro-biologic applications of real-time interactive 3D optical manipulation," Optics & Photonics News 16 - Special issue: Optics in 2005, 18 (2005). (PDF)
• P. J. Rodrigo,  L. Gammelgaard,  P. Bøggild,  I. R. Perch-Nielsen, and J. Glückstad, "Actuation of microfabricated tools using multiple GPC-based counterpropagating-beam traps," Opt. Express 13, 6899-6904 (2005), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-13-18-6899.
• I. R. Perch-Nielsen, P. J. Rodrigo, and J. Glückstad, "Real-time interactive 3D manipulation of particles viewed in two orthogonal observation planes," Opt. Express 13, 2852-2857 (2005), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-13-8-2852
• N. Arneborg, H. Siegumfeldt, G. H. Andersen, P. Nissen, V. R. Daria, P. J. Rodrigo, and J. Glückstad, "Interactive optical trapping shows that confinement is a determinant of growth in a mixed yeast culture," FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 245, 155-159 (2005). (Online access)
• C. A. Alonzo,  P. J. Rodrigo, and J. Glückstad, "Helico-conical optical beams: a product of helical and conical phase fronts," Opt. Express 13, 1749-1760 (2005),
  http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-13-5-1749.
• P. J. Rodrigo,  V. R. Daria, and J. Glückstad, "Dynamically reconfigurable optical lattices," Opt. Express 13, 1384-1394 (2005),
  http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-13-5-1384.
• J. Glückstad, V. R. Daria, P. J. Rodrigo, and S. Sinzinger, "Micro-optics for phase-only cryptography," SPIE Int. Tech. Group Newslett. on Optics in Information Systems 16 (1), 1 (2005).
• P. J. Rodrigo,  V. R. Daria, and J. Glückstad, "Four-dimensional optical manipulation of colloidal particles," Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 074103 (2005). (Online access) (PDF)
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See you at the following conferences/meetings:

• Advanced Techniques for Optical Manipulation using novel 3D light fields (ATOM-3D) Workshop,  Cambridge, UK, 9-10 May 2007. Link
• ESF-FWF Conference in Partnership with LFUI: Trends in Optical Micromanipulation, Universitätszentrum Obergurgl, Austria, 4-9 February 2007. PDF, Link
• Photon 06: Manchester, UK 4-7 September 2006.Link
• SPIE Annual Meeting: Optical Trapping and Optical manipulation, San Diego, California, USA 13-17 August 2006. Link
• European Science Foundation - EUROCORES Programme "Self-Organized Nano-Structures (SONS)" Conference: Pisa, Italy 29 June - 1 July 2006. Link
• Northern Optics 2006: Bergen, Norway 14-16 June 2006. Link
• Photonics West: Imaging, manipulation and analysis of biomolecules, cess and tissues III, San Jose, California, USA 21-26 January 2006. Link
• Photonics West: Nano-manipulation with light II, San Jose, California, USA 21-26 January 2006. Link
• Optics & Photonics (co-located with the SPIE 50th Annual Meeting), San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA, 31 July - 4 August 2005. Link
• Focus on Microscopy (FOM), Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany, 20-23 March 2005. Link
• more conferences/meetings