• New book: "Generalized Phase Contrast: Applications in Optics and Photonics," J. Glückstad and D. Palima
• May 2013: Welcome to our new PhD student, Mark Jayson Villangca
• April 2013: Our Optical Microrobotics article in Laser and Photonics Reviews is freely accessible at the journal website (HTML, PDF)
• Mar 2013: our article, "Matched filtering Generalized Phase Contrast using binary phase for dynamic spot- and line patterns in biophotonics and structured lighting," has been selected for publication in the Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics.
• Dec 2012: Twin features in OSA's "Optics in 2012"! Our work on wave-guided optical waveguides and dynamic light spots generation using LCoS and mGPC have both been selected to appear in the special issue of Optics and Photonics News: Optics in 2012. PDF (OSA Link)
• April 2012: Cover animation in Optics Express uses experimental results from our paper on dynamic light spots generation using LCoS and mGPC  (cover, paper ), which is also OSA's top downloaded open access paper.
• Mar 2012: Our paper on Wave-guided optical waveguides is the Top downloaded Optics Express article for March.
• Mar 2012: Laser Focus World features our multiparticle 3D position measurement technique (PDF).
• Mar 2012: Welcome to our new Postdoc, Thomas Aabo
• Feb 2012: Our paper on Wave-guided optical waveguides is the 2nd top downloaded Optics Express article for February.
• Jan 2012: The Danish newspaper Politiken features our research on Wave-guided optical waveguides (PDF of the feature)
• Jan 2012: Cover animation in Optics Express is from our paper on Wave-guided optical waveguides (cover, paper)
• Jan 2012: Our paper on Wave-guided optical waveguides among  OSA's top 3 most downloaded open access papers within first week of publication; It lands among the top downloaded articles for January.
• Aug 2011: The commercial prototype of cell-BOCS (Bio-Optofluidic Cell Sorter) was exhibited at the SPIE Optics and Photonics in San Diego, California. Photonics Media arranged an interview at our booth - see the recording on DTU Fotonik's website www.fotonik.dtu.dk - with business developer Tue Roth representing our spin-out www.optorobotix.com
• July 2011: Our paper on the Biophotonics workstation is among the TOP 5 most downloaded papers (2006 - 2011) in the Journal of the European Optical Society: Rapid Publications (see JEOS:RP announcement)
• Jan/Feb. 2011: Co-organising photonics workshop at Stanford University (link)
• Jan. 2011: DTU Fotonik brings a news feature about our recent publication in Nature Photonics (link)
• Jan. 2011: Brief review paper published in Nature Photonics (link)
• Jan. 2011: DTU Fotonik brings a news feature about our recent cover paper in Optics Express, which quickly rose to the top 3 most downloaded articles
• Jan. 2011: Cover animation in Optics Express is from our paper on Optical Twisters (cover, paper)
• Oct. 2010:Virtual Journal of Biomedical Optics reprints our work on active trap stabilization
• Oct. 2010: News about our selected feature article on the BioPhotonics Workstation in OSAs upcoming "Optics in 2010" (link)
• Sept. 2010: DTU brings a news story about our recent publication in Nature Methods (link)
• Sept. 2010: Paper on the use of GPC in neuro-photonics published in Nature Methods (link)
• Aug. 2010: DTU News based on full-page story about our research in major Danish newspaper (link)
• 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)
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LATEST PUBLICATIONS   ●   NEWS

• A. Bañas, T. Aabo, D. Palima, and J. Glückstad, "Matched filtering Generalized Phase Contrast using binary phase for dynamic spot- and line patterns in biophotonics and structured lighting," Opt. Express 21, 1849-1856 (2013) (PDF).
• D. Palima, and J. Glückstad, "Gearing up for optical microrobotics: micromanipulation and actuation of synthetic microstructures by optical forces," Laser & Photon. Rev. doi: 10.1002/lpor.201200030 (published online 7 Jan 2013).(PDF)
• D. Palima, A.R. Bañas, G. Vizsnyiczai, L. Kelemen, T. Aabo, P. Ormos, and J. Glückstad, "Optical forces through guided light deflections," Opt. Express 21, 581-593 (2013) (PDF).
• A. Bañas, D. Palima, and J. Glückstad, "Robust and Low-Cost Light Shaping," selected to appear in OSA's annual feature issue "Optics in 2012," Opt. Photonics News  23(12), 50 (2012) (PDF).
• D. Palima, A. R. Bañas, G. Vizsnyiczai, L. Kelemen, P. Ormos, and J. Glückstad, "Mobile Waveguides: Freestanding Waveguides Steered by Light," selected to appear in OSA's annual feature issue "Optics in 2012," Opt. Photonics News  23(12), 27 (2012) (PDF).
• A. Bañas, D. Palima, and J. Glückstad, "Matched-filtering generalized phase contrast using LCoS pico-projectors for beam-forming," Opt. Express 20, 9705-9712 (2012)
• D. Palima, A. R. Bañas, G. Vizsnyiczai, L. Kelemen, P. Ormos, and J. Glückstad, "Wave-guided optical waveguides," Opt. Express 20, 2004-2014 (2012)
• D. Palima and J. Glückstad, "Diffractive generalized phase contrast for adaptive phase imaging and optical security," Opt. Express 20, 1370-1377 (2012)
• V.R. Daria, D. Palima, and J. Glückstad, "Efficient generation of optical twisters using helico-conical beams," In: The Angular Momentum of Light / Editor: Andrews, D. L. ; Babiker, M. (Cambridge University Press, 2012)
• T. B. Lindballe, M. V. Kristensen, A. P. Kylling, D. Z. Palima, J. Glückstad, S. R. Keiding, H. Stapelfeldt, "Three-dimensional imaging and force characterization of multiple trapped particles in low NA counterpropagating optical traps", J. Europ. Opt. Soc. Rap. Public. 11057 Vol 6 (2011)
• T. Aabo, A. R. Banás, J. Glückstad, H. Siegumfeldt and N. Arneborg, "BioPhotonics workstation: A versatile setup for simultaneous optical manipulation, heat stress, and intracellular pH measurements of a live yeast cell," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 82, 083707 (2011); doi:10.1063/1.3625274
• T. Aabo, J. Glückstad, H. Siegumfeldt and N. Arneborg, "Intracellular pH distribution as a cell health indicator in Saccharomyces cerevisiae," Journal of the Royal Society. Interface (published online 28 April 2011 in advance of the print journal, doi:10.1098/rsif.2011.0148 )
• S. Tauro, A. Bañas, D. Palima, and J. Glückstad, "Experimental demonstration of Generalized Phase Contrast based Gaussian beam-shaper," Opt. Express 19, 7106-7111 (2011)
• J. Glückstad, "Optical manipulation: Sculpting the object," Nature Photonics, Vol. 5, 7–8 (2011)
• V.R. Daria, D. Palima, and J. Glückstad, "Optical twists in phase and amplitude," Opt. Express 19, 476-481 (2011)
• D Palima, TB Lindballe, MV Kristensen, S Tauro, H Stapelfeldt, SR Keiding and J Glückstad, "Alternative modes for optical trapping and manipulation using counter-propagating shaped beams," Journal of Optics 13 044013 (2011).
• D. Palima and J. Glückstad, "Generalized Phase Contrast: Perspectives on Information Optics," bonus chapter to Information Optics and Photonics: Algorithms, Systems, and Applications (Springer 2010) (free PDF)
• A. Bañas, D. Palima, S. Tauro and J. Glückstad, "Optimizing Light-Matter Interaction on the BioPhotonics Workstation," Selected to appear in OSAs annual feature issue "Optics in 2010," Opt. Photonics News  20(12), 39 (PDF)
• E. Papagiakoumou, F. Anselmi, A. Begue, V. de Sars, J. Glückstad, E. Isacoff, V. Emiliani, "Scanless two-photon excitation of channelrhodopsin-2", Nature Methods, Vol. 7, 19 Sept. 2010 (link)
• P. Almoro, J. Glückstad, S. Hanson, "Single-plane multiple speckle pattern phase retrieval using a deformable mirror," Opt. Express 18, 19304-19313 (2010)  link
• S. Tauro, A. Bañas, D. Palima and J. Glückstad, "Dynamic axial stabilization of counter-propagating beam-traps with feedback control," Opt. Express 18, 18217-18222 (2010) link
• J. Glückstad and D. Palima, "Combining Generalized Phase Contrast with matched filtering into a versatile beam shaping approach," Journal of Physics: Conf. Ser. 206, 012006 (2010) link
• 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:

• Photonics West, SPIE OPTO: Complex light and optical forces VIII,
  1 - 6 February 2014 • Moscone Center • San Francisco, CA, USA. (Call for papers)

• Photonics West, SPIE OPTO: Complex light and optical forces VII,
  2–7 February 2013 • Moscone Center • San Francisco, CA, USA. (Call for papers)

• SPIE Optics+Photonics: Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation VII
  San Diego, CA, USA, 1-5 August 2010. Link

• Photon10, 23-26 August 2010 University of Southampton, UK Link

• ODF'10: 7th Intl. Conference on Optics-photonics Design & Fabrication. 19-21 April 2010, Yokohama, Japan. Link

• Photonics West 2010: Complex Light and Optical Forces IV, San Francisco CA USA, 27-28 January 2010. Link

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