MOTION-INDUCED RADIATION FROM A VIBRATING CAVITY

Authors
LAMBRECHT A JAEKEL MT REYNAUD S
Citation
A. Lambrecht et al., MOTION-INDUCED RADIATION FROM A VIBRATING CAVITY, Physical review letters, 77(4), 1996, pp. 615-618
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
77
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
615 - 618
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1996)77:4<615:MRFAVC>2.0.ZU;2-5
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 w ell as of the photon flux radiated from the cavity. A resonance enhanc ement occurs not only when the cavity length is modulated but also for a global oscillation of the cavity. For a high finesse cavity the emi tted radiation surpasses radiation from a single mirror by orders of m agnitude.