A simple table-top demonstration of radiation pressure on a macroscopic object
Abstract
We report a simple demonstration of radiation pressure on a table-top experiment. Utilizing dynamic force microscopy in ambient environment, the resonant motion of a cm-sized cantilever driven by an amplitude-modulated diode laser is directly observed. Our versatile setup involves a host of exciting techniques that are relevant in precision force measurements and represents an ideal experiment in the undergraduate laboratory.
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