Optical analogs of model atoms in fields

Conference · Thu May 02 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5541375

Milonni, P W

The equivalence of the paraxial wave equation to a time-dependent Schroedinger equation is exploited to construct optical analogs of model atoms in monochromatic fields. The approximation of geometrical optics provides the analog of the corresponding classical mechanics. Optical analogs of Rabi oscillations, photoionization, stabilization, and the Kramers-Henneberger transformation are discussed. One possibility for experimental realization of such optical analogs is proposed. These analogs may be useful for studies of quantum chaos'' when the ray trajectories are chaotic. 9 refs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5541375
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-91-1714; CONF-9105204-1; ON: DE91013392
• Resource Relation: Conference: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) advanced research workshop on coherence in the interaction of radiation with atoms, Ontario, CA (USA), 3-11 May 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOMS
OPTICAL MODELS
QUANTUM MECHANICS
PHOTOIONIZATION
SCHROEDINGER EQUATION
TIME DEPENDENCE
WAVE EQUATIONS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
EQUATIONS
IONIZATION
MECHANICS
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
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