A comparison of the Casimir force theory and experiments with Si rectangular gratings is performed. We use Rayleigh decompositions to evaluate the Casimir force in Si grating - Au sphere systems for two Si grating samples. Ratios of exact Casimir force to proximity force approximation (PFA) and pairwise additive approximation (PAA) results for the Casimir force are found. The difference in the use of theoretical PFA results and PAA results extracted from experimental data is emphasized.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication4TH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND CONFERENCE ON OPTOELECTRONICS, PHOTONICS, ENGINEERING AND NANOSTRUCTURES (SAINT PETERSBURG OPEN 2017)
PublisherIOP Publishing Ltd.
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event4th International School and Conference on Optoelectronics, Photonics, Engineering and Nanostructures (Saint Petersburg OPEN) - Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Duration: 3 Apr 20176 Apr 2017

Publication series

NameJournal of Physics Conference Series
PublisherIOP PUBLISHING LTD
Volume917
ISSN (Print)1742-6588

Conference

Conference4th International School and Conference on Optoelectronics, Photonics, Engineering and Nanostructures (Saint Petersburg OPEN)
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CitySaint Petersburg
Period3/04/176/04/17

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