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The influence of temporal coherence on the dynamical Casimir effect

Quantum Physics 2015-05-20 v1

Abstract

We study the dynamical Casimir effect in the presence of a finite coherence time, which is associated with a finite quality factor of the optical cavity. We use the time refraction model, where a fixed cavity with a modulated optical medium, replaces the empty cavity with a vibrating mirror. Temporal coherence is described with the help of cavity quasi-mode operators. Asymptotic expressions for the number of photon pairs generated from vacuum are derived.

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@article{arxiv.1011.0263,
  title  = {The influence of temporal coherence on the dynamical Casimir effect},
  author = {J. T. Mendonca and G. Brodin and M. Marklund},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.0263},
  year   = {2015}
}

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8 pages, 1 figure

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