Quantized-field description of light in negative-index media

Using a quantized-field approach, we show how radiative recoil, the Doppler effect, and spontaneous and stimulated radiation rates are affected when the radiator is embedded in a host medium having a negative index of refraction.

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Published in:Optics communications 2003-12, Vol.228 (1), p.161-165
Main Authors: Milonni, Peter W., Maclay, G.Jordan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Exact sciences and technology
Field quantization in dielectrics
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Negative refraction
Optics
Physics
Quantum description of interaction of light and matter
related experiments
Quantum optics
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Summary:Using a quantized-field approach, we show how radiative recoil, the Doppler effect, and spontaneous and stimulated radiation rates are affected when the radiator is embedded in a host medium having a negative index of refraction.
ISSN:0030-4018
1873-0310
DOI:10.1016/j.optcom.2003.09.080