Interaction of Two-Level Atoms with a Single-Mode Quantized Radiation Field

We have studied the statistical and squeezing properties of the cavity light generated by a two-level laser. This optical system contains N two-level atoms available in a cavity coupled to a single-mode vacuum reservoir. They are pumped to the top level from the bottom level by means of the electron bombardment. Applying the steady-state solutions of the equations of evolution of the expectation values of the atomic operators and the quantum Langevin equation, we obtained the global and local photon statistics of the single-mode light beam. We have found that, for the two-level laser operating well above the threshold, the uncertainties in the plus and minus quadratures are equal and satisfy the minimum uncertainty relation. In view of this, we have identified the light generated by the laser operating well above threshold to be coherent. On the other hand, the light generated by the laser operating at threshold is found to be chaotic. From the obtained results, we have also observed that a large part of the local mean photon number, the local photon number variance, and the local quadrature variance are confined in a relatively narrow frequency interval.

Quantum Electromagnetics

Chapter 15 derived the fundamental theory and eigenstates for the quantized radiation field and then showed how the quantum vacuum gives rise to spontaneous emission. This chapter now goes more deeply into the meaning and implications of the quantized field. The polarization of a photon can be used as a qubit and the photonic qubit is called a flying qubit. It enables transmission of information from one node to another. Spontaneous emission is shown to enable creation of an entangled state between a photonic qubit and the spin of an electron. Spontaneous emission can also degrade the performance of some device designs and in other devices it can enhance performance such as for a single photon emitter. In this we show how to engineer the vacuum to control spontaneous emission.

Self-adjointness of the semi-relativistic Pauli–Fierz Hamiltonian

The spinless semi-relativistic Pauli–Fierz Hamiltonian [Formula: see text] in quantum electrodynamics is considered. Here p denotes a momentum operator, A a quantized radiation field, M ≥ 0, Hf the free Hamiltonian of a Boson Fock space and V an external potential. The self-adjointness and essential self-adjointness of H are shown. It is emphasized that it includes the case of M = 0. Furthermore, the self-adjointness and the essential self-adjointness of the semi-relativistic Pauli–Fierz model with a fixed total momentum P ∈ ℝd: [Formula: see text] is also proven for arbitrary P.