Canonical quantum theory of light propagation in amplifying media

J  Jeffers; S M  Barnett; R  Loudon; R  Matloob; M  Artoni

doi:10.1016/0030-4018(96)00329-X

Canonical quantum theory of light propagation in amplifying media

J Jeffers, S M Barnett, R Loudon, R Matloob, M Artoni

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Abstract

We introduce a quantum theory for the propagation of light through a dielectric slab which acts as a linear amplifier. We show that the theory is canonical, and that self-consistency imposes a natural constraint on the round-trip gain provided by the medium.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	66-71
Number of pages	6
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	131
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(96)00329-X
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 1996

Keywords

electromagnetic fields
optics
quantization
dielectrics
amplifiers

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