Reflectance of a quantum mirror
Quantum Physics
2010-03-25 v2
Abstract
The problem of the reflectance of a photon by a metallic mirror whose position is treated quantum mechanically is considered. The interaction between the metallic surface and the light is treated classically. It is shown that the reflectance depends on the spread of the wavefunction describing the reflecting surface along its normal. Considering this decrease on the mirror reflectance, it is shown by first principles that it is impossible to achieve a highly entangled state between a photon and a mirror when the photon can be reflected only once.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0910.2648,
title = {Reflectance of a quantum mirror},
author = {Pablo L. Saldanha},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.2648},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
This paper has been withdrawn by the author due to an error on the treatment that invalidates the conclusions of the paper.