Motion Induced Radiation from a Vibrating Cavity

1996/06/26 by Astrid Lambrecht, Marc-Thierry Jaekel, Serge Reynaud · 13 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.77.615

published as Phys. Rev. Lett. 77 (1996) 615 · 4 pages, to appear in Physical Review Letters

arxiv created 1996/06/26 · openalex publication_date 1996/07/22 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

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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