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Complex stationary-phase points in dynamical-tunneling emissions

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Department of Physics, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735 (Korea, Republic of)
In a recent paper [Phys. Rev. A 83, 023827 (2011)] it has been suggested, based on numerical simulation, that tunneling emission in dielectric microcavities can be explained through a two-step process: first dynamical tunneling to reach the critical line and then interference among tangential wave components refractively escaped from the critical line. Here we investigate again the tunneling-emission mechanism by using a stationary-phase method in a circular microcavity. It is shown that the stationary-phase point becomes complex for a tunneling emission and gives a tunneling-ray picture. The imaginary part of the point determines the distance {delta} between the tunneling ray and the cavity surface. In addition, we demonstrate numerically that the two-step tunneling process with a proper window function works very well, even in deformed microcavities.
OSTI ID:
22093423
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 84; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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