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J. R. Johansson, G. Johansson, C. M. Wilson and Franco Nori study the dynamical Casimir effect in a superconducting coplanar waveguide ended by a SQUID. Vacuum fluctuations pull two parallel mirrors together, and a moving mirror can turn them into real photons. Changing the magnetic flux through the SQUID modulates the waveguide's boundary condition and so its effective length, acting like a moving mirror. Effective boundary speeds near the speed of light in the waveguide produce broadband photons identical to those predicted for a single oscillating mirror. Estimating the power for realistic parameters, they show this nonclassical radiation should be directly detectable in experiments.

Dynamical Casimir Effect in a Superconducting Coplanar Waveguide

  1. J. R. Johansson(Author)
  2. G. Johansson(Author)
  3. C. M. Wilson(Author)
  4. Franco Nori(Author)

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Year
2009

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Original title
Dynamical Casimir Effect in a Superconducting Coplanar Waveguide
Attribution
  1. J. R. Johansson(Author)
  2. G. Johansson(Author)
  3. C. M. Wilson(Author)
  4. Franco Nori(Author)
Year
2009