Spontaneous emission field of a two-level atom embedded in one-dimensional left-handed- and right-handed-material photonic crystals.
We investigate the spontaneous emission (SpE) of a two-level atom embedded in one-dimensional photonic crystals composed of left-hand material (LHM) and right-hand material. A complete set of mode functions is constructed for quantizing the radiation field. The radiated field distribution under the condition of impedance matching is calculated. The radiated field is focused in each layer and propagates along the direction normal to each layer due to the LHM. With such a structure we can control the propagation of the SpE field without changing the SpE rate.
Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.
Jing-Ping
JP
Xu
Nian-Hua
NH
Liu
Shi-Yao
SY
Zhu