Quantum levitation by left-handed metamaterials

Details Quantum levitation by left-handed metamaterials Quantum levitation by left-handed metamaterials

2006-08-14

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0608115v5

Physics

Quantum Physics

Scientific paper

10.1088/1367-2630/9/8/254

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.

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