Spontaneous emission of atomic dipoles near two-sided semi-transparent mirrors

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2004.10897v1
• Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 23:39:13 GMT
• Title: Spontaneous emission of atomic dipoles near two-sided semi-transparent mirrors
• Authors: Benjamin Dawson, Nicholas Furtak-Wells, Thomas Mann, Gin Jose, Almut Beige
• Abstract summary: We review the main properties of the quantised electromagnetic field near a semi-transparent mirror. We emphasise that the local density of states of the electromagnetic field depends on the reflection rates of both sides of the mirror surface. Although the effect which we describe here only holds for relatively short atom-mirror distances, it can aid the design of novel photonics devices.
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• Abstract: Atom-field interactions near optical interfaces have a wide range of applications in quantum technology. Motivated by this, this paper revisits the spontaneous emission of atomic dipoles in the presence of a two sided semi-transparent mirror. First we review the main properties of the quantised electromagnetic field near a semi-transparent mirror. To do so, we employ a quantum mirror image detector method which maps the experimental setup which we consider here onto analogous free space scenarios. We emphasise that the local density of states of the electromagnetic field depends on the reflection rates of both sides of the mirror surface. Hence it is not surprising that also the spontaneous decay rate of an atomic dipole in front of a semi-transparent mirror depends on both reflectance rates. Although the effect which we describe here only holds for relatively short atom-mirror distances, it can aid the design of novel photonics devices.

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