Exact quantization of a paraxial electromagnetic field
- Huygens Laboratory, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9504, 2300 RA Leiden (Netherlands)
A nonperturbative quantization of a paraxial electromagnetic field is achieved via a generalized dispersion relation imposed on the longitudinal and the transverse components of the photon wave vector. This theoretical formalism yields a seamless transition between the paraxial- and the Maxwell-equation solutions. This obviates the need to introduce either ad hoc or perturbatively defined field operators. Moreover, our (exact) formalism remains valid beyond the quasimonochromatic paraxial limit.
- OSTI ID:
- 20786235
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Vol. 72, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.72.060101; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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