Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2009
Publication Title
Physical Review A
Abstract
A rigorous solution (generalized Lorenz-Mie theory) and an approximate solution (geometrical optics) are developed for the optical stress distribution on the surface of a homogeneous sphere. Demonstration calculations are made for plane-wave and Gaussian-beam illuminations. The influence of diffracted waves, surface waves, interference effects, caustic points, beam width, and refractive index on the stress is analyzed. The Debye series is used to evaluate the validity of geometrical optics and provides a quantitative analysis of the contribution of rays of different orders.
Repository Citation
Xu, Feng; Lock, James A.; Gouesbet, Gérard; and Tropea, Cameron, "Optical Stress on the Surface of a Particle: Homogeneous Sphere" (2009). Physics Faculty Publications. 86.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sciphysics_facpub/86
Original Citation
Xu, Feng, James A. Lock, Gerard Gouesbet, and Cameron Tropea. "Optical Stress on the Surface of a Particle: Homogeneous Sphere." Physical Review A 79 (2009): 53808.
Article Number
53808
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevA.79.053808
Version
Publisher's PDF
Publisher's Statement
Copyright 2009 American Physical Society. Available on publisher's site at http://pra.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v79/i5/e053808.
Volume
79
Issue
5
