Work of the plane wave spin

A simple calculation shows that when an electromagnetic wave of circular polarization is absorbed, the rotation of the absorber changes the flow of electromagnetic energy to the absorber by the amount of mechanical work, positive or negative, performed by the spin of this wave. The result obtained c...

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Published inApplied physics. B, Lasers and optics Vol. 128; no. 6
Main Author Khrapko, R. I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Absorbers
Applied physics
Circular polarization
Electromagnetic radiation
Engineering
Lasers
Optical Devices
Optics
Photonics
Physical Chemistry
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Plane waves
Quantum Optics
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Summary:A simple calculation shows that when an electromagnetic wave of circular polarization is absorbed, the rotation of the absorber changes the flow of electromagnetic energy to the absorber by the amount of mechanical work, positive or negative, performed by the spin of this wave. The result obtained confirms the existence of the classical spin of a plane electromagnetic wave of circular polarization.
ISSN:0946-2171
1432-0649
DOI:10.1007/s00340-022-07824-9