title: Introduction: Optical trapping and applications feature issue.
abstract: The editors introduce the Biomedical Optics Express feature issue on "Optical Trapping and Applications." The works presented in the papers within this issue include were the focus of the third OTA Topical Meeting that was held on April 14-18, 2013, in Waikoloa, Hawaii.
authors.affiliation: Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. SW Washington, DC 20375, USA.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: López-Mariscal
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McGloin
keywords: (000.1200) Announcements, awards, news, and organizational activities; (350.4855) Optical tweezers or optical manipulation