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View SchemaNonlinear Micromechanical Casimir Oscillator
| Authors | H. B. Chan, V. A. Aksyuk, R. N. Kleiman, D. J. Bishop, Federico Capasso |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0109046 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0109046 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.211801 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 211801 (2001). |
Abstract
The Casimir force between uncharged metallic surfaces originates from quantum mechanical zero point fluctuations of the electromagnetic field. We demonstrate that this quantum electrodynamical effect has a profound influence on the oscillatory behavior of microstructures when surfaces are in close proximity (<= 100 nm). Frequency shifts, hysteretic behavior and bistability caused by the Casimir force are observed in the frequency response of a periodically driven micromachined torsional oscillator.
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