Radiation pressure on a moving body: beyond the Doppler effect

S. A. R. Horsley; M. Artoni; G. C. La Rocca

doi:10.1364/JOSAB.29.003136

Radiation pressure on a moving body: beyond the Doppler effect

S. A. R. Horsley^*, M. Artoni, G. C. La Rocca

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School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

The dependence of macroscopic radiation pressure on the velocity of the object being pushed is commonly attributed to the Doppler effect. This need not be the case, and here we highlight velocity-dependent radiation pressure terms that have their origins in the mixing of s and p polarizations brought about by the Lorentz transformation between the lab and the material rest frame, rather than in the corresponding transformation of frequency and wavevector. The theory we develop may be relevant to the nano-optomechanics of moving bodies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3136-3140
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of the Optical Society of America B : Optical Physics
Volume	29
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.29.003136
Publication status	Published - Nov 2012

Keywords

Electromagnetic-waves
Reflection
Transmission
Friction

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EPSRC PostDoctoral Research Fellowship: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Horsley, S. A. R. (PI)
EPSRC
24/05/10 → 31/08/12
Project: Fellowship

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Radiation pressure on a moving body: beyond the Doppler effect

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