Title :
Negative electromagnetic radiation pressure on left-handed dissipative media
Author :
Lezec, H.J. ; Agrawal, A.K. ; Abashin, M. ; Chau, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Nanoscale Sci. & Technol., NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
We investigate, both experimentally and theoretically, the radiation pressure exerted by a plane wave of visible-frequency light on a flat slab of dissipative material which is left-handed, i.e. having electric permittivity and magnetic permeability which are both negative.
Keywords :
absorbing media; magnetic permeability; metamaterials; permittivity; radiation pressure; electric permittivity; left-handed dissipative media; magnetic permeability; negative electromagnetic radiation pressure; plane wave; visible frequency; Educational institutions; Force; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Slabs; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Device Research Symposium (ISDRS), 2011 International
Conference_Location :
College Park, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1755-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISDRS.2011.6135397
