Sains Malaysiana 42(12)(2013):
1799–1803
Casimir
Force Control with Optical Kerr Effect
(Kawalan Daya Casimir dengan Kesan Optik Kerr)
Y.Y. KHOO & C.H. RAYMOND OOI*
Department of Physics, University of
Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 19 November 2012/Diterima: 1 April 2013
ABSTRACT
The control of the Casimir force between two parallel plates can
be achieved through inducing the optical Kerr effect of a nonlinear material.
By considering a two-plate system which consists of a dispersive metamaterial
and a nonlinear material, we show that the Casimir force between the plates can
be switched between attractive and repulsive Casimir force by varying the
intensity of a laser pulse. The switching sensitivity increases as the
separation between plate decreases, thus providing new possibilities of
controlling Casimir force for nanoelectromechanical systems.
Keywords: Casimir effect; optical kerr effect (OKE)
ABSTRAK
Kawalan daya Casimir antara dua plat selari boleh dicapai dengan
mencetuskan kesan optik Kerr dalam suatu bahan tak linear. Dengan
mempertimbangkan suatu sistem dua-plat yang terdiri daripada satu plat
metamaterial dengan satu bahan tak linear, kami menunjukkan bahawa daya Casimir
antara plat-plat tersebut boleh ditukar antara daya tarikan Casimir serta daya
tolakan Casimir dengan mengubah keamatan laser. Tahap kesensitifan pertukaran
tersebut meningkat apabila jarak pemisah antara plat-plat tersebut dikurangkan,
justeru mencetus idea baru untuk mengawal kesan Casimir bagi sistem mekanikal
nanoelektrik
Kata kunci: Kesan Casimir; kesan optik Kerr
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*Pengarang
untuk surat-menyurat; email: rooi@um.edu.my
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