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Motion Induced Radiation from a Vibrating Cavity

Quantum Physics 2009-10-30 v1

Abstract

We study the radiation emitted by a cavity moving in vacuum. We give a quantitative estimate of the photon production inside the cavity as well as of the photon flux radiated from the cavity. A resonance enhancement occurs not only when the cavity length is modulated but also for a global oscillation of the cavity. For a high finesse cavity the emitted radiation surpasses radiation from a single mirror by orders of magnitude.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9606029,
  title  = {Motion Induced Radiation from a Vibrating Cavity},
  author = {Astrid Lambrecht and Marc-Thierry Jaekel and Serge Reynaud},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9606029},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, to appear in Physical Review Letters