Quantum levitation by left-handed metamaterials
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- 1 August 2007
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in New Journal of Physics
- Vol. 9 (8), 254
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/9/8/254
Abstract
Left-handed metamaterials make perfect lenses that image classical electromagnetic fields with significantly higher resolution than the diffraction limit. Here, we consider the quantum physics of such devices. We show that the Casimir force of two conducting plates may turn from attraction to repulsion if a perfect lens is sandwiched between them. For optical left-handed metamaterials, this repulsive force of the quantum vacuum may levitate ultra-thin mirrors.Keywords
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