Furtak-Wells, N, Clark, LA, Purdy, R et al. (1 more author) (2018) Quantizing the electromagnetic field near two-sided semitransparent mirrors. Physical Review A, 97 (4). 043827. ISSN 2469-9926
Abstract
This paper models light scattering through flat surfaces with finite transmission, reflection, and absorption rates, with wave packets approaching the mirror from both sides. While using the same notion of photons as in free space, our model also accounts for the presence of mirror images and the possible exchange of energy between the electromagnetic field and the mirror surface. To test our model, we derive the spontaneous decay rate and the level shift of an atom in front of a semitransparent mirror as a function of its transmission and reflection rates. When considering limiting cases and using standard approximations, our approach reproduces well-known results but it also paves the way for the modeling of more complex scenarios.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 American Physical Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Physics and Astronomy (Leeds) > Theoretical Physics (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/M013243/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Apr 2018 15:17 |
Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2019 04:48 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Physical Society |
Identification Number: | 10.1103/PhysRevA.97.043827 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:129331 |