1. Introduction - Motivation and review of the field and its context
2. Optical traps for single ions
- general concept
- methodology
- experimental requirements and prerequisites
- results, state-of-the-art and limitations
3. Optical traps for Coulomb crystals
- extension of concept
- adapted methodology
- results, discussion
- prospects and limitations
4. Summary and Outlook
- discussion of current progress and prospective developments in the near future
- discussion of further reaching applications
5. Bibliography