Mechanical back-reaction effect of the dynamical Casimir emission
Quantum Physics
2019-05-21 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We consider an optical cavity enclosed by a freely moving mirror attached to a spring and we study the quantum friction effect exerted by the dynamical Casimir emission on the mechanical motion of the mirror. Observable signatures of this simplest example of back-reaction effect are studied in both the ring-down oscillations of the mirror motion and in its steady-state motion under a monochromatic force. Analytical expressions are found in simple yet relevant cases and compared to complete numerical solution of the master equation. A circuit-QED device allowing for experimental observation of the effect with state-of-the-art technology is proposed and theoretically characterized.
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@article{arxiv.1810.11281,
title = {Mechanical back-reaction effect of the dynamical Casimir emission},
author = {Salvatore Butera and Iacopo Carusotto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.11281},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
18 pages, 7 figures; comments are welcome