Trapped mode contribution to spontaneous emission in a planar Fabry-Perot microcavity

被引:7
作者
Dalton, BJ [1 ]
Babiker, M
Knight, PL
机构
[1] Univ Queensland, Dept Phys, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
[2] Univ Essex, Dept Phys, Colchester CO4 3SQ, Essex, England
[3] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Blackett Lab, Opt Sect, London SW7 2BZ, England
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英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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Number:; -; Acronym:; EPSRC; Sponsor: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council;
D O I
10.1016/S0030-4018(98)00151-5
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The trapped mode contribution to the spontaneous emission rate for an atom in a high-Q planar Fabry-Perot microcavity is shown to be negligible, even though the trapped mode functions are significantly non-zero at the position of the radiating atom. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:6
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