Scattering Forces Within A Left-Handed Photonic Crystal

Creator

Angeleene S. Ang, Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics University ITMO
Sergey V. Sukhov, Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics University ITMO
Aristide Dogariu, University of Central Florida
Alexander S. Shalin, Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics University ITMO

Abstract

Electromagnetic waves are known to exert optical forces on particles through radiation pressure. It was hypothesized previously that electromagnetic waves inside left-handed metamaterials produce negative radiation pressure. Here we numerically examine optical forces inside left-handed photonic crystals demonstrating negative refraction and reversed phase propagation. We demonstrate that even though the direction of force might not follow the flow of energy, the positive radiation pressure is maintained inside photonic crystals.

Publication Date

1-23-2017

Publication Title

Scientific Reports

Volume

7

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1038/srep41014

Copyright Status

Unknown

Socpus ID

85010434709 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85010434709

STARS Citation

Ang, Angeleene S.; Sukhov, Sergey V.; Dogariu, Aristide; and Shalin, Alexander S., "Scattering Forces Within A Left-Handed Photonic Crystal" (2017). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 4983.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/4983