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Photons in a semibounded dielectric and the surface effect on spontaneous emission in nanostructures

  • NASU - Institute of Semiconductors Physics
  • University of Illinois at Chicago

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Abstract

Quantization of electromagnetic field in isotropic dielectric medium occupying a half space is carried out. For a dielectric having a plane boundary with vacuum, we have constructed a complete orthonormal set of light waves propagating in a whole space. Using this set we calculated the rate of spontaneous emission of photons by electrons in quantum dots and quantum wells. We predict oscillations of photon emission rate as a function of the distance between a quantum nanostructure and the surface.

Original languageEnglish
Article number235308
Pages (from-to)2353081-2353085
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review B-Condensed Matter
Volume65
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 15 2002

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