Resonance Fluorescence of a Two-Level Atom Near a Rough Metal Surface.

Abstract

Surface-dressed optical Bloch equations are solved for a two-level atom near or adsorbed on a rough surface, which is modeled as a hemispheriod protrusion on a perfectly-conducting surface. Effects of the laser bandwidth are includes by means of a phase-diffusion model. The presence of the surface roughness generates a dephasing broadening mechanism on the adatomic resonance fluorescence spectrum, which can be strongly enhanced by plasma resonances depending on the shape of the hemispheroid. The dependence of the electrodynamics of the adatom on the adatom-hemispheroid distance is also evaluated. Keywords: Resonance fluorescence; Two level atom; Laser driven; Surface dressed; Rough metal surface; Adarom hemispheroid.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA163219

Entities

People

  • Ki-tung Lee
  • Thomas F. George
  • Xi-yi Huang

Organizations

  • University at Buffalo

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Diffraction
  • Equations
  • Illinois
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Resonance
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Surface Chemistry
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Surface Roughness
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy