Direct measurements of the extraordinary optical momentum and transverse spin-dependent force using a nano-cantilever

@article{Antognozzi2015DirectMO,
  title={Direct measurements of the extraordinary optical momentum and transverse spin-dependent force using a nano-cantilever},
  author={M. Antognozzi and C. R. Bermingham and R. Harniman and S. Simpson and J. Senior and R. Hayward and H. Hoerber and M. Dennis and A. Bekshaev and K. Bliokh and F. Nori},
  journal={Nature Physics},
  year={2015},
  volume={12},
  pages={731-735}
}
  • M. Antognozzi, C. R. Bermingham, +8 authors F. Nori
  • Published 2015
  • Physics
  • Nature Physics
    • An unexpected optical momentum and force perpendicular to the wavevector are measured using a nano-cantilever in an evanescent optical field, confirming a 75-year-old prediction. 
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