Spontaneous emission in dispersive media without point-dipole approximation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2007.06320v1
• Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 11:36:28 GMT
• Title: Spontaneous emission in dispersive media without point-dipole approximation
• Abstract summary: We study a two-level quantum system embedded in a dispersive environment and coupled with the electromagnetic field. We expand the theory of light-matter interactions to include the spatial extension of the system, taken into account through its wavefunctions.
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• Abstract: We study a two-level quantum system embedded in a dispersive environment and coupled with the electromagnetic field. We expand the theory of light-matter interactions to include the spatial extension of the system, taken into account through its wavefunctions. This is a development beyond the point-dipole approximation. This ingredient enables us to overcome the divergence problem related to the Green tensor propagator. Hence, we can reformulate the expressions for the spontaneous emission rate and the Lamb shift. In particular, the inclusion of the spatial structure of the atomic system clarifies the role of the asymmetry of atomic states with respect to spatial inversion in these quantities.

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