TY - JOUR
T1 - Theoretical analysis of the force on the end face of a nanofilament exerted by an outgoing light pulse
AU - Mansuripur, Masud
AU - Zakharian, Armis R.
PY - 2009/8/25
Y1 - 2009/8/25
N2 - The slight deformations observed upon transmission of a light pulse through a short length of a silica glass nanofilament offer the possibility of determining the momentum of light inside the filament. Using precise numerical calculations that take into account not only the electromagnetic momentum inside and outside the filament, but also the Lorentz force exerted by a light pulse in its entire path through the nanowaveguide, we conclude that the net effect of a short pulse exiting the nanofilament should be a pull force on the end face of the filament.
AB - The slight deformations observed upon transmission of a light pulse through a short length of a silica glass nanofilament offer the possibility of determining the momentum of light inside the filament. Using precise numerical calculations that take into account not only the electromagnetic momentum inside and outside the filament, but also the Lorentz force exerted by a light pulse in its entire path through the nanowaveguide, we conclude that the net effect of a short pulse exiting the nanofilament should be a pull force on the end face of the filament.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.80.023823
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.80.023823
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:69249146193
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 80
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 2
M1 - 023823
ER -