TY - GEN
T1 - Solar sails, optical tweezers, and other light-driven machines
AU - Mansuripur, Masud
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Electromagnetic waves carry energy, linear momentum, and angular momentum. When light (or other electromagnetic radiation) interacts with material media, both energy and momentum are usually exchanged. The force and torque experienced by material bodies in their interactions with the electromagnetic field are such that the energy as well as the linear and angular momenta of the overall system (i.e., the system of field plus matter) are conserved. Radiation forces are now used routinely to trap and manipulate small objects such as glass or plastic micro-beads and biological cells, to drive micro- and nanomachines, and to contemplate interstellar travel with the aid of solar sails. We discuss the properties of the electromagnetic field that enable such wide-ranging applications.
AB - Electromagnetic waves carry energy, linear momentum, and angular momentum. When light (or other electromagnetic radiation) interacts with material media, both energy and momentum are usually exchanged. The force and torque experienced by material bodies in their interactions with the electromagnetic field are such that the energy as well as the linear and angular momenta of the overall system (i.e., the system of field plus matter) are conserved. Radiation forces are now used routinely to trap and manipulate small objects such as glass or plastic micro-beads and biological cells, to drive micro- and nanomachines, and to contemplate interstellar travel with the aid of solar sails. We discuss the properties of the electromagnetic field that enable such wide-ranging applications.
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U2 - 10.1117/12.903613
DO - 10.1117/12.903613
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80053300016
SN - 9780819487322
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Tribute to Joseph W. Goodman
T2 - Tribute to Joseph W. Goodman
Y2 - 21 August 2011 through 22 August 2011
ER -