The design of long range quantum electrodynamical forces and torques between macroscopic bodies

Solid State Communications

Volumn 135, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 618-626

  Iannuzzi, Davide ^a,c   Lisanti, Mariangela ^b   Munday, Jeremy N ^b   Capasso, Federico ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birefringent materials; Casimir force; Force and torque sensors; Hydrogen switchable mirrors; Micromachined devices; Quantum electrodynamics; Skin depth; Van der Waals force

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HYDROGEN; INFRARED RADIATION; MIRRORS; QUANTUM THEORY; SENSORS; TORQUE; VACUUM; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

BIREFRINGENT MATERIALS; CASIMIR FORCE; FORCE AND TORQUE SENSORS; HYDROGEN SWITCHABLE MIRRORS; MICROMACHINED DEVICES; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; SKIN-DEPTH;

ELECTRODYNAMICS;

EID: 23144440921     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2005.04.046     Document Type: Article

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