1. COATINGS TO OPTIMIZE OPTICAL FORCE AND OPTICAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM EXERTED ON METALLIC SPHERES Open Access Author: Luo, Wei Title: COATINGS TO OPTIMIZE OPTICAL FORCE AND OPTICAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM EXERTED ON METALLIC SPHERES Graduate Program: Engineering Science and Mechanics Keywords: optical forceoptical angular momentumcoated sphere File: Download MS_Thesis_Final_wzl114.pdf Committee Members: Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAkhlesh Lakhtakia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor