Demonstration of optically modulated dispersion forces

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Demonstration of optically modulated dispersion forces

F. Chen, G. L. Klimchitskaya, V. M. Mostepanenko, and U. Mohideen »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 8, pp. 4823-4829 (2007)
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We report the first experiment on the optical modulation of dispersion forces through a change of the carrier density in a Si membrane. For this purpose a high-vacuum based atomic force microscope and excitation light pulses from an Ar laser are used. The experimental results are compared with two theoretical models. The modulation of the dispersion force will find applications in optomechanical micromachines.

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(000.0000) General : General
(270.0270) Quantum optics : Quantum optics

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History
Original Manuscript: February 8, 2007
Revised Manuscript: April 2, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: April 3, 2007
Published: April 5, 2007

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F. Chen, G. L. Klimchitskaya, V. M. Mostepanenko, and U. Mohideen, "Demonstration of optically modulated dispersion forces," Opt. Express 15, 4823-4829 (2007)
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References

J. Mahanty and B. W. Ninham, Dispersion Forces (Academic Press, New York, 1976).
P. W. Milonni, The Quantum Vacuum (Academic Press, Boston, 1994).
M. Kardar and R. Golestanian, "The "friction" of vacuum and other fluctuation-induced forces," Rev. Mod. Phys. 71, 1233-1245 (1999). [CrossRef]
V. A. Parsegian, Van der Waals Forces: A Handbook for Biologists, Chemists, Engineers, and Physicists (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005). [CrossRef]
E. V. Blagov, G. L. Klimchitskaya, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Van der Waals interaction between microparticle and uniaxial crystal with application to hydrogen atoms and multiwall carbon nanotubes," Phys. Rev. B 71, 235401-1-12 (2005). [CrossRef]
H. Oberst, Y. Tashiro, K. Shimizu, and F. Shimizu, "Quantum reflection of He; on silicon," Phys. Rev. A 71, 052901-1-8 (2005). [CrossRef]
B. S. Stipe, M. J. Mamin, T. D. Stowe, T. W. Kenny, and D. Rugar, "Noncontact friction and force fluctuations between closely spaced bodies," Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 096801-1-4 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
E. Buks and M. L. Roukes, "Stiction, adhesion energy, and the Casimir effect in micromechanical systems," Phys. Rev. B 63, 033402-1-4 (2001). [CrossRef]
R. S. Decca, E. Fischbach, G. L. Klimchitskaya, D. López, D. E. Krause, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Improved test of extra-dimensional physics and thermal quantum field theory from new Casimir force measurements," Phys. Rev. D 68, 116003-1-15 (2003). [CrossRef]
R. S. Decca, D. López, E. Fischbach, G. L. Klimchitskaya, D. E. Krause, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Precise comparison of theory and new experiment for the Casimir force leads to stronger constraints on thermal quantum effects and long-range interactions," Ann. Phys. 318, 37-80 (2005). [CrossRef]
R. S. Decca, D. López, E. Fischbach, G. L. Klimchitskaya, D. E. Krause, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Tests of new physics from precise measurements of the Casimir pressure between two gold-coated plates," arXiv: hepph/ 0703290; to appear in Phys. Rev. D.
M. Bordag, U. Mohideen, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "New developments in the Casimir effect," Phys. Rep. 303, 1-205 (2001). [CrossRef]
E. M. Lifshitz and L. P. Pitaevskii, Statistical Physics. II (Pergamon, Oxford, 1980).
B. Geyer, G. L. Klimchitskaya, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Thermal quantum field theory and the Casimir interaction between dielectrics," Phys. Rev. D 72, 085009-1-20 (2005). [CrossRef]
F. Chen, U. Mohideen, G. L. Klimchitskaya, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Investigation of the Casimir force between metal and semiconductor test bodies," Phys. Rev. A 72, 020101(R)-1-4 (2005). [CrossRef]
F. Chen, U. Mohideen, G. L. Klimchitskaya, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Experimental test for the conductivity properties from the Casimir force between metal and semiconductor," Phys. Rev. A 74, 022103-1-14 (2006). [CrossRef]
F. Chen, G. L. Klimchitskaya, V. M. Mostepanenko, and U. Mohideen, "Demonstration of the difference in the Casimir force for samples with different charge-carrier densities," Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 170402-1-4 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. G. Rabinovich, Measurement Errors and Uncertainties (Springer, New York, 2000).
W. Arnold, S. Hunklinger, and K. Dransfeld, "Influence of optical absorption on the van der Waals interaction between solids," Phys. Rev. B 19, 6049-6056 (1979). [CrossRef]
E. D. Palik (ed.), Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids (Academic, New York, 1985).
T. Vogel, G. Dodel, E. Holzhauer, H. Salzmann, and A. Theurer, "High-speed switching of far-infrared radiation by photoionization in a semiconductor," Appl. Opt. 31, 329-337 (1992). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
E. Yablonovitch, D. L. Allara, C. C. Chang, T. Gmitter, and T. B. Bright, "Unusually low surface-recombination velocity on silicon and germanium surfaces," Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 249-252 (1986). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. A. Maradudin and P. Mazur, "Effects of surface roughness on the van der Waals force between macroscopic bodies," Phys. Rev. B 22, 1677-1686 (1980). [CrossRef]
J. M. Obrecht, R. J. Wild, M. Antezza, L. P. Pitaevskii, S. Stringari, and E. A. Cornell, "Measurement of the temperature dependence in the Casimir-Polder force," Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 063201-1-4 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Ann. Phys.

R. S. Decca, D. López, E. Fischbach, G. L. Klimchitskaya, D. E. Krause, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Precise comparison of theory and new experiment for the Casimir force leads to stronger constraints on thermal quantum effects and long-range interactions," Ann. Phys. 318, 37-80 (2005). [CrossRef]

Appl. Opt.

T. Vogel, G. Dodel, E. Holzhauer, H. Salzmann, and A. Theurer, "High-speed switching of far-infrared radiation by photoionization in a semiconductor," Appl. Opt. 31, 329-337 (1992). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Rep.

M. Bordag, U. Mohideen, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "New developments in the Casimir effect," Phys. Rep. 303, 1-205 (2001). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. B

W. Arnold, S. Hunklinger, and K. Dransfeld, "Influence of optical absorption on the van der Waals interaction between solids," Phys. Rev. B 19, 6049-6056 (1979). [CrossRef]
A. A. Maradudin and P. Mazur, "Effects of surface roughness on the van der Waals force between macroscopic bodies," Phys. Rev. B 22, 1677-1686 (1980). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

E. Yablonovitch, D. L. Allara, C. C. Chang, T. Gmitter, and T. B. Bright, "Unusually low surface-recombination velocity on silicon and germanium surfaces," Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 249-252 (1986). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Rev. Mod. Phys.

M. Kardar and R. Golestanian, "The "friction" of vacuum and other fluctuation-induced forces," Rev. Mod. Phys. 71, 1233-1245 (1999). [CrossRef]

Other

V. A. Parsegian, Van der Waals Forces: A Handbook for Biologists, Chemists, Engineers, and Physicists (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005). [CrossRef]
E. V. Blagov, G. L. Klimchitskaya, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Van der Waals interaction between microparticle and uniaxial crystal with application to hydrogen atoms and multiwall carbon nanotubes," Phys. Rev. B 71, 235401-1-12 (2005). [CrossRef]
H. Oberst, Y. Tashiro, K. Shimizu, and F. Shimizu, "Quantum reflection of He; on silicon," Phys. Rev. A 71, 052901-1-8 (2005). [CrossRef]
B. S. Stipe, M. J. Mamin, T. D. Stowe, T. W. Kenny, and D. Rugar, "Noncontact friction and force fluctuations between closely spaced bodies," Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 096801-1-4 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
E. Buks and M. L. Roukes, "Stiction, adhesion energy, and the Casimir effect in micromechanical systems," Phys. Rev. B 63, 033402-1-4 (2001). [CrossRef]
R. S. Decca, E. Fischbach, G. L. Klimchitskaya, D. López, D. E. Krause, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Improved test of extra-dimensional physics and thermal quantum field theory from new Casimir force measurements," Phys. Rev. D 68, 116003-1-15 (2003). [CrossRef]
R. S. Decca, D. López, E. Fischbach, G. L. Klimchitskaya, D. E. Krause, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Tests of new physics from precise measurements of the Casimir pressure between two gold-coated plates," arXiv: hepph/ 0703290; to appear in Phys. Rev. D.
J. Mahanty and B. W. Ninham, Dispersion Forces (Academic Press, New York, 1976).
P. W. Milonni, The Quantum Vacuum (Academic Press, Boston, 1994).
E. D. Palik (ed.), Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids (Academic, New York, 1985).
E. M. Lifshitz and L. P. Pitaevskii, Statistical Physics. II (Pergamon, Oxford, 1980).
B. Geyer, G. L. Klimchitskaya, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Thermal quantum field theory and the Casimir interaction between dielectrics," Phys. Rev. D 72, 085009-1-20 (2005). [CrossRef]
F. Chen, U. Mohideen, G. L. Klimchitskaya, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Investigation of the Casimir force between metal and semiconductor test bodies," Phys. Rev. A 72, 020101(R)-1-4 (2005). [CrossRef]
F. Chen, U. Mohideen, G. L. Klimchitskaya, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Experimental test for the conductivity properties from the Casimir force between metal and semiconductor," Phys. Rev. A 74, 022103-1-14 (2006). [CrossRef]
F. Chen, G. L. Klimchitskaya, V. M. Mostepanenko, and U. Mohideen, "Demonstration of the difference in the Casimir force for samples with different charge-carrier densities," Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 170402-1-4 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. G. Rabinovich, Measurement Errors and Uncertainties (Springer, New York, 2000).
J. M. Obrecht, R. J. Wild, M. Antezza, L. P. Pitaevskii, S. Stringari, and E. A. Cornell, "Measurement of the temperature dependence in the Casimir-Polder force," Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 063201-1-4 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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[1] J. Mahanty and B. W. Ninham, Dispersion Forces (Academic Press, New York, 1976).

[2] P. W. Milonni, The Quantum Vacuum (Academic Press, Boston, 1994).

[3] M. Kardar and R. Golestanian, "The "friction" of vacuum and other fluctuation-induced forces," Rev. Mod. Phys. 71, 1233-1245 (1999). [CrossRef]

[4] V. A. Parsegian, Van der Waals Forces: A Handbook for Biologists, Chemists, Engineers, and Physicists (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005). [CrossRef]

[5] E. V. Blagov, G. L. Klimchitskaya, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Van der Waals interaction between microparticle and uniaxial crystal with application to hydrogen atoms and multiwall carbon nanotubes," Phys. Rev. B 71, 235401-1-12 (2005). [CrossRef]

[6] H. Oberst, Y. Tashiro, K. Shimizu, and F. Shimizu, "Quantum reflection of He; on silicon," Phys. Rev. A 71, 052901-1-8 (2005). [CrossRef]

[7] B. S. Stipe, M. J. Mamin, T. D. Stowe, T. W. Kenny, and D. Rugar, "Noncontact friction and force fluctuations between closely spaced bodies," Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 096801-1-4 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[8] E. Buks and M. L. Roukes, "Stiction, adhesion energy, and the Casimir effect in micromechanical systems," Phys. Rev. B 63, 033402-1-4 (2001). [CrossRef]

[9] R. S. Decca, E. Fischbach, G. L. Klimchitskaya, D. López, D. E. Krause, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Improved test of extra-dimensional physics and thermal quantum field theory from new Casimir force measurements," Phys. Rev. D 68, 116003-1-15 (2003). [CrossRef]

[10] R. S. Decca, D. López, E. Fischbach, G. L. Klimchitskaya, D. E. Krause, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Precise comparison of theory and new experiment for the Casimir force leads to stronger constraints on thermal quantum effects and long-range interactions," Ann. Phys. 318, 37-80 (2005). [CrossRef]

[11] R. S. Decca, D. López, E. Fischbach, G. L. Klimchitskaya, D. E. Krause, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Tests of new physics from precise measurements of the Casimir pressure between two gold-coated plates," arXiv: hepph/ 0703290; to appear in Phys. Rev. D.

[12] M. Bordag, U. Mohideen, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "New developments in the Casimir effect," Phys. Rep. 303, 1-205 (2001). [CrossRef]

[13] E. M. Lifshitz and L. P. Pitaevskii, Statistical Physics. II (Pergamon, Oxford, 1980).

[14] B. Geyer, G. L. Klimchitskaya, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Thermal quantum field theory and the Casimir interaction between dielectrics," Phys. Rev. D 72, 085009-1-20 (2005). [CrossRef]

[15] F. Chen, U. Mohideen, G. L. Klimchitskaya, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Investigation of the Casimir force between metal and semiconductor test bodies," Phys. Rev. A 72, 020101(R)-1-4 (2005). [CrossRef]

[16] F. Chen, U. Mohideen, G. L. Klimchitskaya, and V. M. Mostepanenko, "Experimental test for the conductivity properties from the Casimir force between metal and semiconductor," Phys. Rev. A 74, 022103-1-14 (2006). [CrossRef]

[17] F. Chen, G. L. Klimchitskaya, V. M. Mostepanenko, and U. Mohideen, "Demonstration of the difference in the Casimir force for samples with different charge-carrier densities," Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 170402-1-4 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[18] S. G. Rabinovich, Measurement Errors and Uncertainties (Springer, New York, 2000).

[19] W. Arnold, S. Hunklinger, and K. Dransfeld, "Influence of optical absorption on the van der Waals interaction between solids," Phys. Rev. B 19, 6049-6056 (1979). [CrossRef]

[20] E. D. Palik (ed.), Handbook of Optical Constants of Solids (Academic, New York, 1985).

[21] T. Vogel, G. Dodel, E. Holzhauer, H. Salzmann, and A. Theurer, "High-speed switching of far-infrared radiation by photoionization in a semiconductor," Appl. Opt. 31, 329-337 (1992). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[22] E. Yablonovitch, D. L. Allara, C. C. Chang, T. Gmitter, and T. B. Bright, "Unusually low surface-recombination velocity on silicon and germanium surfaces," Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 249-252 (1986). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[23] A. A. Maradudin and P. Mazur, "Effects of surface roughness on the van der Waals force between macroscopic bodies," Phys. Rev. B 22, 1677-1686 (1980). [CrossRef]

[24] J. M. Obrecht, R. J. Wild, M. Antezza, L. P. Pitaevskii, S. Stringari, and E. A. Cornell, "Measurement of the temperature dependence in the Casimir-Polder force," Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 063201-1-4 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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