Mechanical effects of light on material media: Radiation pressure and the linear and angular momenta of photons

Masud Mansuripur

doi:10.1117/12.2063432

Mechanical effects of light on material media: Radiation pressure and the linear and angular momenta of photons

Masud Mansuripur

Optical Sciences, College of

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Abstract

Electromagnetic waves carry energy as well as linear and angular momenta. Interactions between light and material media typically involve the exchange of all three entities. In all such interactions energy and momentum (both linear and angular) are conserved. Johannes Kepler seems to have been the first person to notice that the pressure of sunlight is responsible for the tails of the comets pointing away from the Sun. Modern applications of radiation pressure and photon momentum include solar sails, optical tweezers for optical trapping and micro-manipulation, and optically-driven micro-motors and actuators. This paper briefly describes certain fundamental aspects underlying the mechanical properties of light, and examines several interesting phenomena involving the linear and angular momenta of photons.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	9186
ISBN (Print)	9781628412130
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063432
State	Published - 2014
Event	50 Years of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona - San Diego, United States Duration: Aug 19 2014 → Aug 20 2014

Other

Other	50 Years of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona
Country	United States
City	San Diego
Period	8/19/14 → 8/20/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Applied Mathematics
Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

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