Measurement of Attractive and Repulsive Casimir Forces and Applications to Nanomechanics

Jeremy Munday; Federico Capasso

doi:10.1364/LS.2009.LSTuH2

Frontiers in Optics 2009/Laser Science XXV/Fall 2009 OSA Optics & Photonics Technical Digest
OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optica Publishing Group, 2009),
paper LSTuH2
•https://doi.org/10.1364/LS.2009.LSTuH2

Measurement of Attractive and Repulsive Casimir Forces and Applications to Nanomechanics

Jeremy Munday and Federico Capasso

Laser Science 2009

San Jose, California United States
11–15 October 2009
ISBN: 978-1-55752-878-0

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Cavity Optomechanics III (LSTuH)

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Abstract

The Casimir force results from quantum fluctuations between objects. We discuss the measurement of attractive and repulsive forces, how they can lead to ultra-low static friction devices, and the idea of a QED torque.

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