Interaction between light and matter: a photon wave function approach

DOI10.1088/1367-2630/13/7/073015MaRDI QIDQ5135876zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Pablo L. Saldanha, C. H. Monken

Publication date 24 November 2020

Published in New Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.2838

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Waves and radiation in optics and electromagnetic theory (78A40) Atomic physics (81V45)

Abstract: The Bialynicki-Birula-Sipe photon wave function formalism is extended to include the interaction between photons and continuous non-absorptive media. When the second quantization of this formalism is introduced, a new way of describing the quantum interactions between light and matter emerges. As an example of application, the quantum state of the twin photons generated by parametric down conversion is obtained in agreement with previous treatments, but with a more intuitive interpretation.

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