A polarized light beam, with a 7.55 mm diameter circular cross section, is perpendicularly incident on an ideal polarizer, serving as an analyzer. The intensity of the light is 3.87 kW/m2 and the angle between the beam's polarization direction and the polarization axis of the polarizer is 19.9∘. What force in piconewtons does the light exert on the polarizer?

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Answer:

The force is [tex]16.727\times10^{-12}\ N[/tex]

Explanation:

Given that,

Diameter = 7.55 mm

Intensity of light = 3.87 kW/m²

Angle = 19.9°

Intensity of absorbed light

[tex]I_{1}=E^2\sin^2\theta[/tex]

Intensity of incoming light

[tex]I=E^2[/tex]

Ratio of intensities

[tex]\dfrac{I_{1}}{I}=\dfrac{E^2\sin^2\theta}{E^2}[/tex]

[tex]I_{1}=I\sin^2\theta[/tex]

Relation between intensity and power

[tex]I_{1}=\dfrac{P}{A}[/tex]...(I)

The power is

[tex]P=F\times c[/tex]....(II)

From equation (I) and (II)

[tex]I_{1}=\dfrac{F\times c}{A}[/tex]

[tex]F=\dfrac{I\sin^2\theta\times A}{c}[/tex]

Put the value into the formula

[tex]F=\dfrac{3.87\times10^{3}\sin^2(19.9)\times\pi\times(\dfrac{7.55\times10^{-3}}{4})^2}{3\times10^{8}}[/tex]

[tex]F=16.727\times10^{-12}\ N[/tex]

Hence, The force is [tex]16.727\times10^{-12}\ N[/tex]