Light: Science & Applications (Apr 2022)

Unveiling bulk and surface radiation forces in a dielectric liquid

  • N. G. C. Astrath,
  • G. A. S. Flizikowski,
  • B. Anghinoni,
  • L. C. Malacarne,
  • M. L. Baesso,
  • T. Požar,
  • M. Partanen,
  • I. Brevik,
  • D. Razansky,
  • S. E. Bialkowski

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-022-00788-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Laser pulses generate pressure waves due to electrostriction effects decoupling bulk and boundary optical forces in water, probed by the convoluted optical signal due to the resulting spatiotemporal pressure distribution.