On the light pressure induced in a medium by the non-uniform light intensity distribution

We describe the behaviour of the light pressure due to the gradient force that appears in the case when a non-uniform light beam propagates inside a medium. We show its behaviour both inside a medium and at the interface between two media, as well as consider other sources that contribute to this li...

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Published inJournal of optics. A, Pure and applied optics Vol. 9; no. 10; pp. 767 - 776
Main Author Moagăr-Poladian, Gabriel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.10.2007
Institute of Physics
Subjects
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Optics
Physics
Wave optics
Wave propagation, transmission and absorption
Optical beam
Pressure effects
Electromagnetic wave propagation
Intensity distribution
Microwave radiation
microsystems
Photoinduced effect
microstructures
Nanostructures
light pressure
Microstructure
Radiation pressure
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Summary:We describe the behaviour of the light pressure due to the gradient force that appears in the case when a non-uniform light beam propagates inside a medium. We show its behaviour both inside a medium and at the interface between two media, as well as consider other sources that contribute to this light pressure. We show also that this pressure may contribute to the heating of the propagation medium when the beam is in the microwave or far-infrared region. Discussions regarding some possible applications, as well as a comparison with the usual light pressure, are presented.
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ISSN:1464-4258
1741-3567
DOI:10.1088/1464-4258/9/10/001