Title :
Thermal effects in cavity quantum electrodynamics: the near-field regime of atom-surface interaction
Author :
Gorza, M.-P. ; Hamdi, I. ; Segundo, P. ; Bloch, D. ; Ducloy, M.
Author_Institution :
Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Paris 13 Univ., Villetaneuse, France
Abstract :
The value of the surface-induced energy shift of an excited atom located at an arbitrary distance from the surface, when the field (vacuum + surface) is in thermal equilibrium at T temperature is derived. The surface-induced shift appears as a function of the linear susceptibility of the reflected field GR, and of temperature.
Keywords :
atom-surface impact; excited states; quantum electrodynamics; quantum optics; surface energy; atom-surface interaction; cavity quantum electrodynamics; excited atom; linear susceptibility; surface-induced energy shift; thermal effects; thermal equilibrium; Absorption; Atomic beams; Augmented virtuality; Dispersion; Electrodynamics; Elementary particle vacuum; Resonance; Temperature distribution; Thermal factors; Tin;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314215