Position-dependent photon operators in the quantization of the electromagnetic field in dielectrics at local thermal equilibrium

Mikko Partanen; Teppo Häyrynen; Jani Oksanen; Jukka Tulkki

doi:10.1117/12.2052277

1 May 2014 Position-dependent photon operators in the quantization of the electromagnetic field in dielectrics at local thermal equilibrium

Mikko Partanen, Teppo Häyrynen, Jani Oksanen, Jukka Tulkki

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Proceedings Volume 9136, Nonlinear Optics and Its Applications VIII; and Quantum Optics III; 91362B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2052277
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2014, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

It has very recently been suggested that asymmetric coupling of electromagnetic fields to thermal reservoirs under nonequilibrium conditions can produce unexpected oscillatory behavior in the local photon statistics in layered structures. Better understanding of the predicted phenomena could enable useful applications related to thermometry, noise filtering, and enhancing optical interactions. In this work we briefly review the field quantization and study the local steady state temperature distributions in optical cavities formed of lossless and lossy media to show that also local field temperatures exhibit oscillations that depend on position as well as the photon energy.

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Mikko Partanen, Teppo Häyrynen, Jani Oksanen, and Jukka Tulkki "Position-dependent photon operators in the quantization of the electromagnetic field in dielectrics at local thermal equilibrium", Proc. SPIE 9136, Nonlinear Optics and Its Applications VIII; and Quantum Optics III, 91362B (1 May 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2052277

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