Modal approach to Casimir forces in periodic structures

PS Davids, F Intravaia, FSS Rosa, DAR Dalvit - Physical Review A—Atomic …, 2010 - APS
We present a modal approach to calculate finite-temperature Casimir interactions between
two periodically modulated surfaces. The scattering formula is used and the reflection …

How modes shape Casimir physics

F Intravaia - International Journal of Modern Physics A, 2022 - World Scientific
Modes have steadily influenced the understanding of physical systems through time. At least
since the prediction of the Casimir effect, they also play a very important role in Casimir …

Quantum thermodynamics of overdamped modes in local and spatially dispersive materials

D Reiche, K Busch, F Intravaia - Physical Review A, 2020 - APS
The quantum thermodynamical properties of (quasinormal) overdamped electromagnetic
modes (eddy currents) are investigated in the context of the magnetic Casimir-Polder …

Quasianalytical modal approach for computing Casimir interactions in periodic nanostructures

F Intravaia, PS Davids, RS Decca, VA Aksyuk… - Physical Review A …, 2012 - APS
We present an almost fully analytical technique for computing Casimir interactions between
periodic lamellar gratings based on a modal approach. Our method improves on previous …

Casimir-Foucault interaction: Free energy and entropy at low temperature

F Intravaia, SÅ Ellingsen, C Henkel - … Review A—Atomic, Molecular, and Optical …, 2010 - APS
It was recently found that thermodynamic anomalies which arise in the Casimir effect
between metals described by the Drude model can be attributed to the interaction of …

Nonequilibrium casimir-polder plasmonic interactions

N Bartolo, R Messina, DAR Dalvit, F Intravaia - Physical Review A, 2016 - APS
We investigate how the combination of nonequilibrium effects and material properties
impacts on the Casimir-Polder interaction between an atom and a surface. By addressing …

Spoof polariton enhanced modal density of states in planar nanostructured metallic cavities

PS Davids, F Intravaia, DAR Dalvit - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
Spoof surface modes on nanostructured metallic surfaces are known to have tailorable
dispersion dependent on the geometric characteristics of the periodic pattern. Here we …

Calculation of nonzero-temperature Casimir forces in the time domain

K Pan, AP McCauley, AW Rodriguez, MTH Reid… - Physical Review A …, 2011 - APS
We show how to compute Casimir forces at nonzero temperatures with time-domain
electromagnetic simulations, for example, using a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) …

Mode structure and polaritonic contributions to the Casimir effect in a magnetodielectric cavity

HR Haakh, F Intravaia - Physical Review A—Atomic, Molecular, and Optical …, 2013 - APS
We present a full analysis of the mode spectrum in a cavity formed by two parallel plates,
one of which is magnetodielectric (metamaterial) while the other one is metallic, and obtain …

Convergent conductivity corrections to the Casimir force via exponential basis functions

S Cui, YC Soh - Physical Review A—Atomic, Molecular, and Optical …, 2010 - APS
A closed-form finite conductivity correction factor for the ideal Casimir force is proposed,
based on exponential basis functions. Our method can facilitate experimental verifications of …