“…This method was then taken up by various laboratories and has grown rapidly in recent years, with some variations on the setup / laser. However, depending on the authors, different names to the experiment were given, leading to different abbreviations (NPLIN 1 , laser irradiation 2 , LIGHT 3 , laser-induced crystallization 4 , optical breakdown 5 , photon pressure 6 , LIN (Laser-Induced Nucleation) 7 , laser trapping crystallization 8 , optical trapping 9 , laser-induced cavitation 10 , laser shock wave induced crystallization 11 , light induced crystallization 12 , LIPS 13 , LIPSaN 14 , ...) often referring to a putative mechanism. For a better understanding of this method and thus to contribute to the broadening of its use, Clair et al 15 extended the definition of NPLIN to any nucleation experiment of a supersaturated solution crystallizing after being illuminated by a laser beam.…”