MODIFICATION OF SPONTANEOUS EMISSION RATE IN PLANAR DIELECTRIC MICROCAVITIES - SEEN AS SUPERRADIANCE AND SUBRADIANCE

Authors
HOIJER M BJORK G
Citation
M. Hoijer et G. Bjork, MODIFICATION OF SPONTANEOUS EMISSION RATE IN PLANAR DIELECTRIC MICROCAVITIES - SEEN AS SUPERRADIANCE AND SUBRADIANCE, Optics communications, 150(1-6), 1998, pp. 319-330
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
150
Issue
1-6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
319 - 330
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1998)150:1-6<319:MOSERI>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The modification of the spontaneous emission rate of an atom in a cavi ty can be seen as superradiance/subradiance induced by virtual image d ipoles. This result is used to gain physical insight why the spontaneo us emission is enhanced or suppressed in various cavity geometries. A general model for spontaneous emission engineering, which simultaneous ly handles dispersive and lossy cavities, is derived. (C) 1998 Elsevie r Science B.V. All rights reserved.