Vacuum compression of trapped electromagnetic waves

Padma Shukla; Mattias Marklund; Bengt Eliasson

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2004.02.085

Vacuum compression of trapped electromagnetic waves

Padma Shukla, Mattias Marklund, Bengt Eliasson

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Abstract

In quantum electrodynamics, photon–photon scattering gives rise to self-interaction terms in Maxwell's equations. The effect will be non-zero for electromagnetic waves trapped between regions of conducting material, such as two plasma layers. It is shown numerically that this trapping in conjunction with photon–photon scattering can yield self-compression of electromagnetic waves. We discuss the relevance of our results.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	373–376
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	235
Issue number	4-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2004.02.085
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2004

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quantum electrodynamics
vacuum compression
electromagnetic waves

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