Book:
Tongcang Li, Fundamental tests of physics with optically trapped microspheres (Springer Theses), Springer, New York (2013) (link; old version: pdf)
Common vendors:
General Optics: Newport, CVI Laser Optics, Thorlabs, Edmund Optics,
Lasers: Coherent, Toptica, Newport, Crystal Laser, Laserglow,
Modulators: IntraAction,
Microscopes: Nikon, Zeiss, Olympus, AmScope, Microscope.com, Ted Pella,
Vacuum: Kurt J. Lesker, Accu-Glass, Duniway Stockroom, MDC vacuum
Electronics: Digi-Key, Mouser, Allied Electronics, Saelig, Mini-Circuits, Sunstone,
Test, Measure, and Control Instruments: Agilent, National Instruments, Omega, Cole-Parmer, Stanford Research Systems,Test Equipment Depot,
Hardware: McMaster, Aubuchon, Swagelok,
Materials: Sigma-Aldrich, Life Technologies, Bangs Labs, Fisher Scientific,
Other:
1. Steven Weinberg, "Scientist: Four golden lessons", Nature, 426, 389 (27 November 2003)
2. Georgia Chenevix-Trench, "What makes a good PhD student?", Nature, 441, 252 (10 May 2006)