Casimir force control with optical Kerr effect

The control of the Casimir force between two parallel plates can be achieved through inducing the optical Kerr effect of a nonlinear material. By considering a two-plate system which consists of a dispersive metamaterial and a nonlinear material, we show that the Casimir force between the plates can...

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Main Authors: Y.Y., Khoo, C.H., Raymond Ooi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6693/
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description The control of the Casimir force between two parallel plates can be achieved through inducing the optical Kerr effect of a nonlinear material. By considering a two-plate system which consists of a dispersive metamaterial and a nonlinear material, we show that the Casimir force between the plates can be switched between attractive and repulsive Casimir force by varying the intensity of a laser pulse. The switching sensitivity increases as the separation between plate decreases, thus providing new possibilities of controlling Casimir force for nanoelectromechanical systems.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:66932016-12-14T06:41:56Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6693/ Casimir force control with optical Kerr effect Y.Y., Khoo C.H., Raymond Ooi The control of the Casimir force between two parallel plates can be achieved through inducing the optical Kerr effect of a nonlinear material. By considering a two-plate system which consists of a dispersive metamaterial and a nonlinear material, we show that the Casimir force between the plates can be switched between attractive and repulsive Casimir force by varying the intensity of a laser pulse. The switching sensitivity increases as the separation between plate decreases, thus providing new possibilities of controlling Casimir force for nanoelectromechanical systems. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6693/1/17_Y.Y._Khoo.pdf Y.Y., Khoo and C.H., Raymond Ooi (2013) Casimir force control with optical Kerr effect. Sains Malaysiana, 42 (12). pp. 1799-1803. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
spellingShingle Y.Y., Khoo
C.H., Raymond Ooi
Casimir force control with optical Kerr effect
title Casimir force control with optical Kerr effect
title_full Casimir force control with optical Kerr effect
title_fullStr Casimir force control with optical Kerr effect
title_full_unstemmed Casimir force control with optical Kerr effect
title_short Casimir force control with optical Kerr effect
title_sort casimir force control with optical kerr effect
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6693/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6693/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6693/1/17_Y.Y._Khoo.pdf