Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2002-07-18
Phys. Rev. A 66, 052103 (2002)
Physics
Quantum Physics
RevTeX, 7 pages, 2 eps figures, to be presented at EPS-12: Trends in Physics
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.66.052103
The Casimir effect in a dispersive and absorbing multilayered system is considered adopting the (net) vacuum-field pressure point of view to the Casimir force. Using the properties of the macroscopic field operators appropriate for absorbing systems and a convenient compact form of the Green function for a multilayer, a straightforward and transparent derivation of the Casimir force in a lossless layer of an otherwise absorbing multilayer is presented. The resulting expression in terms of the reflection coefficients of the surrounding stacks of layers is of the same form as that obtained by Zhou and Spruch for a purely dispersive multilayer using the (surface) mode summation method [Phys. Rev. A {\bf 52}, 297 (1995)]. Owing to the recursion relations which the generalized Fresnel coefficients satisfy, this result can be applied to more complex systems with planar symmetry. This is illustrated by calculating the Casimir force on a dielectric (metallic) slab in a planar cavity with realistic mirrors. Also, a relationship between the Casimir force and energy in two different layers is established.
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