Canonical quantum theory of light propagation in amplifying media

Jeffers, J and Barnett, S M and Loudon, R and Matloob, R and Artoni, M (1996) Canonical quantum theory of light propagation in amplifying media. Optics Communications, 131 (1-3). pp. 66-71. ISSN 0030-4018 (https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(96)00329-X)

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Abstract

We introduce a quantum theory for the propagation of light through a dielectric slab which acts as a linear amplifier. We show that the theory is canonical, and that self-consistency imposes a natural constraint on the round-trip gain provided by the medium.

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Jeffers, J ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8573-1675, Barnett, S M, Loudon, R, Matloob, R and Artoni, M;