Quantization of the electromagnetic fields from single atomic or molecular radiators

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07359v1
• Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2025 03:09:41 GMT
• Title: Quantization of the electromagnetic fields from single atomic or molecular radiators
• Authors: Valerica Raicu,
• Abstract summary: A framework is introduced for expressing electromagnetic (EM) potentials and fields of single atomic or molecular emitters.<n>The exact expressions for the EM potentials and fields are used to quantize electromagnetic fields from single emitters.
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• Abstract: A framework is introduced for expressing electromagnetic (EM) potentials and fields of single atomic or molecular emitters modeled as oscillating dipoles, which follows a recently proposed method for solving inhomogeneous wave equations for arbitrary, time-dependent distributions of charge. This framework is first used to evaluate the physical implications of simplifying assumptions made in the standard approach to quantization of the EM fields and the impact of such assumptions on the results of energy and momentum quantization. Then, the exact expressions for the EM potentials and fields, in relation to the oscillating (transition) dipoles properties, afforded by the present framework are used to quantize electromagnetic fields from single emitters and restore the agreement with the well-known classical dipole radiation pattern, while maintaining the quantum mechanical description of electromagnetic radiation in terms of the probability distribution of quantum modes. Contributions of the present analysis to the understanding of photon emission from excited atoms or molecules stimulated by light or vacuum field fluctuations are highlighted, and possible experimental tests and practical applications are proposed.

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