optical trap
noun
1A device for trapping any stray or unwanted light in a piece of equipment.
2Any of various devices in which atoms, molecules, or small particles are confined or manipulated using radiation pressure exerted by laser light.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
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