Optical bonding and antibonding forces in asymmetric geometries for Casimir force detection

David Woolf*, Pui Chuen Hui, Eiji Iwase, Alexajandro Rodriguez, Alexander McCauley, Igor Lovchinsky, Mughees Kahn, Steven Johnson, Marko Loncar, Federico Capasso

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

The optical bonding (attractive) and antibonding (repulsive) forces between a suspended, holey Silicon membrane and a Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) substrate are shown to offer a sensitive new method for plane-plane geometry Casimir force detection.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationQuantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2011
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
EventQuantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2011 - Baltimore, MD, United States
Duration: 2011 May 12011 May 6

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Other

OtherQuantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore, MD
Period11/5/111/5/6

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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