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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Microfluidics and Nanotechnology
    • Soft Matter Physics

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    • Light beams with helical phase possess optical orbital angular momentum (OAM).
    • OAM induces orbital motion in trapped microparticles around the beam axis.
    • Typically, particle orbital speed is uniform azimuthally, dependent on OAM and light intensity.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a reverse customized method for tailoring nonuniform local OAM density.
    • To investigate the control of microparticle orbital motion using manipulated OAM density.
    • To explore possibilities for controlling microparticle mechanical dynamics in optical trapping.

    Main Methods:

    • Developing a method to tailor nonuniform local OAM density in a focal field.
    • Utilizing hybrid polarization distribution and a doughnut-shaped intensity profile.
    • Conducting theoretical analysis and experimental validation with trapped polystyrene spheres.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated tailoring of nonuniform local OAM density by manipulating focal field polarization states.
    • Observed that tailored OAM density directly influences the orbital motion speed of trapped microparticles.
    • Confirmed the correlation between local OAM density and tangential optical force.

    Conclusions:

    • The presented method offers an ingenious way to control local tangential optical force.
    • Tailoring local OAM density provides precise control over microparticle orbital speed.
    • This research opens new avenues for mechanical dynamics control in optical trapping and microfluidics.