An optical system based on a photonic nanojet created by an optically trapped microsphere is proposed for enhanced trapping and remote manipulation of upconverting nanoparticles. The nanojet-induced enhancement in the optical forces acting on a 8 nm single upconverting nanoparticle are compared to those achievable by the traditional approach based on the use of high numerical aperture optics. The results presented in this work prove that this is a simple and effective method to remotely trap, manipulate, and detect single upconverting nanoparticles. This is an innovative approach to overcome the current challenges in the remote manipulation of probes in biosensing or in single particle studies.
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