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

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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	Fifty Years of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona
Editors	John E. Greivenkamp, Eustace L. Dereniak, Harrison H. Barrett
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	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

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9186
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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

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

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Mansuripur, M. (2014). Mechanical effects of light on material media: Radiation pressure and the linear and angular momenta of photons. In J. E. Greivenkamp, E. L. Dereniak, & H. H. Barrett (Eds.), Fifty Years of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona Article 91860S (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9186). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063432

Mechanical effects of light on material media: Radiation pressure and the linear and angular momenta of photons. / Mansuripur, Masud.
Fifty Years of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona. ed. / John E. Greivenkamp; Eustace L. Dereniak; Harrison H. Barrett. SPIE, 2014. 91860S (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9186).

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Mansuripur, M 2014, Mechanical effects of light on material media: Radiation pressure and the linear and angular momenta of photons. in JE Greivenkamp, EL Dereniak & HH Barrett (eds), Fifty Years of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona., 91860S, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9186, SPIE, 50 Years of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona, San Diego, United States, 8/19/14. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063432

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