RESONANCES IN THE SPECTRAL ENERGY DENSITY OF THERMAL FIELDS AND SPONTANEOUS EMISSION,
Abstract
The two-point correlation functions for a thermal field in an arbitrary geometric environment are evaluated in terms of the spectral density of the classical electromagnetic Green's function for the configuration. The utility of this representation is demonstrated by a calculation of the electric and magnetic spectral energy densities in the vicinity of a plane mirror and in an infinite aperture Fabry-Perot interferometer. It is shown how the rate and character of spontaneous emission in an arbitrary geometric environment can be extracted from the spectral energy density for a thermal field in that environment. Spontaneous magnetic dipole transitions in the above two geometric configurations are discussed in detail. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0614061
Entities
People
- Stephen R. Barone
Organizations
- Control Data Corporation