Sum rule for modified spontaneous emission rates

被引:79
作者
Barnett, SM [1 ]
Loudon, R [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ESSEX,DEPT PHYS,COLCHESTER CO4 3SQ,ESSEX,ENGLAND
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.2444
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We show that the possible modifications of the spontaneous emission rate for an electric dipole transition, caused by the atomic environment, are constrained by a sum rule expressed as an integral. over the transition frequency. This rule is derived on the basis of causality requirements as expressed in the Kramers-Kronig relation.
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页码:2444 / 2446
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