Shvedov, Vladlen G.Hnatovsky, CyrilEckerskorn, NikoRode, Andrei V.Krolikowski, Wieslaw2015-09-182015-09-180003-6951http://hdl.handle.net/1885/15556We photophoretically trap spherical airborne particles using a single radially or azimuthally polarized laser beam and show that the trapping efficiency is significantly higher for the radial polarization. The demonstrated polarization sensitivity of the photophoretic force, which is caused by polarization-dependent reflection from the particles, adds additional flexibility to the optical micromanipulation of light absorbing particles in gaseous media.4 pageshttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0003-6951..."Publishers version/PDF may be used on author's personal website, institutional website or institutional repository" from SHERPA/RoMEO site (as at 18/09/15). Copyright 2012 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters and may be found at https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4742137Keywords: Additional flexibilities; Airborne particle; Gaseous media; Optical micromanipulation; Photophoresis; Photophoretic force; Polarization sensitivity; Polarized laser beams; Radial polarization; Trapping efficiencies; Physical properties; Physics; Polarizat2012-07-3110.1063/1.47421372016-02-24